We lived in the South for a short 5 years, what a blessing it was to see grown children who treated their parents with honor and respect no matter what their parents said or did. I applaud the cultural bent toward honoring those much older.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
The Disrespect of the Pacific Northwest
I love this! I have grown very weary of the disrespect that prevails here in the Pacific Northwest. The thirty and fourty somethings, "youngsters" who speak down to their elders as though their elders are little children, argue with them instead of learn from them and mock them when they disagree, manipulate, covertly dishonor while claiming they don't. It is absolutely true that this generation in this region really has no idea what honor and respect looks like.
We lived in the South for a short 5 years, what a blessing it was to see grown children who treated their parents with honor and respect no matter what their parents said or did. I applaud the cultural bent toward honoring those much older.
We lived in the South for a short 5 years, what a blessing it was to see grown children who treated their parents with honor and respect no matter what their parents said or did. I applaud the cultural bent toward honoring those much older.
Spank the Perp and Comfort the Victim
Spank the Perp and Comfort the Victim
I find that often those who get the "compassion" in terrible circumstances is the abuser rather than the victim. More pressure is placed on the victim to feel bad for "feeling frustrated or angry." God told us to "be angry and sin not." We are allowed anger over injustice as long as we don't let it turn into revenge or bitter hatred.
Ephesians 4:26 "26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:"
I have a problem with people who are insensitive enough to focus on mercy to the perp without mercy toward the victim. A good indication of the error of this thinking is that the whole world is embracing it. When the whole world is embracing something, we can pretty much know it has serious error and against the Word of God.
Psalm 147:6 "6 The Lord lifts up the downtrodden; he casts the wicked to the ground."
Psalm 11:5 "The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul hates."
Prov. 6:16-19, "There are six things which the Lord hates, yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, feet that run rapidly to evil, 19 A false witness who utters lies, and one who spreads strife among brothers."
Those who embrace the wicked are sinning against God. We are to uphold the righteous, giving them the attention needed to recover from the abuse they have endured.
The church needs to stop making the victim feel like they are the bad ones for wanting justice and begin making the perp feel bad for the evil that they do.
I find that often those who get the "compassion" in terrible circumstances is the abuser rather than the victim. More pressure is placed on the victim to feel bad for "feeling frustrated or angry." God told us to "be angry and sin not." We are allowed anger over injustice as long as we don't let it turn into revenge or bitter hatred.
Ephesians 4:26 "26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:"
I have a problem with people who are insensitive enough to focus on mercy to the perp without mercy toward the victim. A good indication of the error of this thinking is that the whole world is embracing it. When the whole world is embracing something, we can pretty much know it has serious error and against the Word of God.
Psalm 147:6 "6 The Lord lifts up the downtrodden; he casts the wicked to the ground."
Psalm 11:5 "The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul hates."
Prov. 6:16-19, "There are six things which the Lord hates, yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, feet that run rapidly to evil, 19 A false witness who utters lies, and one who spreads strife among brothers."
Those who embrace the wicked are sinning against God. We are to uphold the righteous, giving them the attention needed to recover from the abuse they have endured.
The church needs to stop making the victim feel like they are the bad ones for wanting justice and begin making the perp feel bad for the evil that they do.
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