Evening: Psalm 37:19-42; John 1:29-34
Biblical
writings about retribution for wickedness make God sound almost petty.
But since those who practice evil often suffer, perhaps they had
concluded that suffering was God’s direct punishment for evil? Isn’t it
just that evil upsets the balance of things, and the Creation restores
the balance … with fire, wind, tempest, and flood, etc.? (As we are
seeing.) Early Christians said God’s Spirit rested on Jesus. Since
Jesus taught not punishment, but love, mercy and compassion, the early
disciples learned that God is merciful, loving and compassionate. Those
who practice wickedness may suffer; wickedness cannot abide Love.
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