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The Tanager wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 6:05 pm “restoring right relationships and making wrong things right”
For Debate: What is god’s version of justice?

The quote above is what one person might think it is? Is he right? Is he wrong? Is he partially right, but maybe lacking or missing other key components? Other?
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"I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness."

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Re: Justice

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[Replying to William in post #98]
there may be other unwary Christians willing to be baited.
It does not matter, wary or unware or whatever. If there is some signs with a person, that a person have some affection of truth, even though those are almost suffocated by the various ambitions, passions, misunderstanding, prides, and whatever other influences those may be from the hells, it is a part of Christian charity, and if not charity, at least a duty, to help a person with some general framework of reference, to which, if that framework is true, he can turn if not now than at the later time, in calm, not agitated states of mind, and give the subject a fuller view. For some of us who come to the truth from the position of not knowing, some things in the letter do appear challenging, and to ascribe them, as they are, to the Lord's true nature, then seems challenging too. So, the question is then about the true Lord's nature, with regard to good, overall justice, etc. And so it takes time and the accurate arguments, founded not simply on the loyalty to the tradition, but to actual understanding of both spirit and the letter, that a person may become able - intellectually and emotionally - to have a safe greater view, which he would truly see not as a kind of lame argument, but the real honest position, which he was not able to see earlier. There are also subjective challenges on that way, for the affection for truth for the sake for truth may be very low, and there can resentments against those who do not know the answers, and yet present them as if they know. But, again, if there is some affection for the truth with Poi, it is not impossible that he will be able able to give the whole subject a calm rereading in the future. The point is not to ridicule anyone, not to have a childish fight or gladiator thing, on any account, because in such a thing the whole truth and charity suffers, to become a winner or to be afraid to loose one's face (of which the people of this world are usually afraid), but after illustrating the point to allow a person to deal with those arguments presented and perhaps to apply his strength to overcome his own subjective limitations and prejucides against the explanation of the letter..

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Re: Justice

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Consocius wrote: Tue May 12, 2026 10:00 am it is a part of Christian charity
Great. Being Christian, in where you admit that being charitable is a thing, please demonstrate your charity, and tell us why it is just to...

1. order punishment for individual(s) who did not commit that particular crime?
2. order the slaughter of infants?
3. order a death stoning, based upon insufficient evidence?
4. order a female rape victim to marry her rapist?

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Re: Justice

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[Replying to POI in post #102]

Mate, I am simply not sure that you are interested in the subject deep enough. Perhaps I am judging your attitude from my experience of searching for the truth, when I was able to scale up my view of things before I become to understand a certain particular. But in your case you seem to be stuck in these particulars, not being quite able to move further. What is the issue, psychological or rational, not up to me to judge. But that does not seem to be constructive to waste one's time on it? Study the other subjects, which are easier to understand with regard to God as He manifested Himself, say, in the Gospel, - not those which are more difficult to understand, but the easier ones, and then it will be possible to review this issue again in the future. There are also other books, doctrinal, which plunge into the explanation of the Divine Providence, but that requires a greater affection of truth, for without it, it would be not unlike considering the option of buying something but not having sufficient money to pay for it. So, then not buying is not only that a man, in a sense, does not want it, but because he does not have enough money for it.

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Re: Justice

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[Replying to Consocius in post #103]

No one here is interested in your gaslighting and handwaving. I'm asking you very straight forward questions and you refuse to address them. Please tell us why it is actually just to...

1. order punishment for individual(s) who did not commit that particular crime?
2. order the slaughter of infants?
3. order a death stoning, based upon insufficient evidence?
4. order a female rape victim to marry her rapist?

Being that you claim to be much more enlightened than myself, I'm giving you an easy layup shot here. Why are the above for (4) scenarios just to god, when they instead do not appear to be just to us humans?
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Re: Justice

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[Replying to POI in post #104]
Why are the above for (4) scenarios just to god, when they instead do not appear to be just to us humans?
Considering the challenges, I think that the initial idea of the differentiation between what is Divine and what is (merely natural) human, or the Infinite and the finite, is really a great step forward, and in fact, in this very question there containd, though invisibly, even the whole opening up for understanding of the whole case. But there is still a road to be taken, which is going to be either direct or long and winding depending on how easy you are going to make it easy for yourself.

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Consocius wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 10:03 am [Replying to POI in post #104]
Why are the above for (4) scenarios just to god, when they instead do not appear to be just to us humans?
Considering the challenges, I think that the initial idea of the differentiation between what is Divine and what is (merely natural) human, or the Infinite and the finite, is really a great step forward, and in fact, in this very question there containd, though invisibly, even the whole opening up for understanding of the whole case. But there is still a road to be taken, which is going to be either direct or long and winding depending on how easy you are going to make it easy for yourself.
Okay, I'm done with you.

I'll leave it to other Christians to actually address this topic. Thanks anyways.
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Re: Justice

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[Replying to POI in post #106]

Nice. Best wishes to you in your quest (as to the healthy and truly rational part of it)

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