• Do Not Repay Anyone Evil for Evil (Romans 12:17)

    From sinner@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 6 14:51:15 2022
    Romans 12:17
    Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Give careful thought to do what is
    honorable in everyone’s eyes.

    Romans 12:21
    Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

    3 John 1:11
    Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

    Psalm 34:14
    Turn away from evil and do what is good; seek peace and pursue it.

    in the Lord
    Amen

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  • From sinner@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 6 15:38:08 2022
    I don't have the right to lecture you while you're in your predicament, I am speaking
    as a friend from our own experience in war in the Balkans.

    Whenever our troops resorted to revenge, it produced only more bloodshed
    and eventually, our generals had to go to the International Hague Tribunals
    for war crimes despite just defending their nations.

    Russian soldiers should be brought to justice if they committed war crimes,
    or be sent to their mothers and girlfriends if they were just deceived conscripts
    who have not made their hand bloody in this nonsensical operation of Mr. Putin.

    In neither case there shouldn't be summary executions of war prisoners, for
    it is very damaging for all friends of Ukraine. I understand how much hurt can cause the desire to repay evil for evil, but as Christians we should follow the advice of apostle Paul from Romans 12:17 "Do not repay evil for evil."

    This may sometimes require superhuman strength, and this is why soldiers
    who defend their homes and their beloved should go to do so with prayers
    and faith in God and Jesus Christ in their hearts.

    May the grace of God and love of Christ be with you all.

    Amen.

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