Week In Review -- A Just Sentence

Matt 5:8 "Blessed are the pure in heart,

for they shall see G-d.

Matt 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and

Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint,

dill, and cumin, and have left undone the

weightier matters of the law - justice,

mercy, and faith. But you ought to have

done these, and not to have left the other

undone.

Comment from People's:
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MT 23:23 23. Ye pay tithe of mint, anise

and cummin. Insignificant garden herbs. The

Jews were bidden to pay tithes of the

fruits of the field and of trees (Lev.

27:30). The Pharisees were scrupulous in

paying tithes of garden herbs that were

almost valueless, but neglected much more

important duties.
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Comment from Henry:
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All the things of G-d’s law are weighty,

but those are most weighty, which are most

expressive of inward holiness in the heart;

the instances of self-denial, contempt of

the world, and resignation to G-d, in which

lies the life of religion. Judgment and

mercy toward men, and faith toward G-d, are

the weightier matters of the law, the good

things which the Lord our G-d requires

(Mic. 6:8); to do justly, and love mercy,

and humble ourselves by faith to walk with

G-d. This is the obedience which is better

than sacrifice or tithe; judgment is

preferred before sacrifice, Isa. 1:11. To

be just to the priests in their tithe, and

yet to cheat and defraud every body else,

is but to mock G-d, and deceive ourselves.
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We had a sleep over last night, so besides
all the activity surrounding that, a post.
It's been another week already. Time flies
when you're havin' fun. Let's see, this
week it was Truth, Love, and the Golden
Rule. Seems Jesus had alot to say about
the things that tend to make people really
uncomfortable. Justice is another aspect
of implied truth, the way I see it. And it
ties into Love. Without truth, the idea of
justice gets tossed out the window as well.
Jesus points out that some things are more
difficult than others in verse 23. There's
no cost to do the easy stuff. The rubber
meets the road where it comes down to the
more challenging aspects of the law, where
there is a standard of justice. Jesus was
again raining on their parade in verse 23.
If you love your neighbor, you will want to
see that they are given justice under the
law. It's not so much a question of the
priviledge of power, it's a question of
protecting the powerless. It pays to
remember that the meek will inherit the
earth.


Last night I watched a rerun of Oliver
Stone's JFK. I'll admit, that I don't buy
the story that Oswald acted alone. Just
on the face of it, it doesn't fit the MO.
Take another look at the picture above.
That's the picture of an assassination.
Look at every other lone shooter
assassination. Hinckley, Sirhan, Booth,
whomever. They did a face to face out in
the open attack. Oswald, as odd as he is,
just isn't an assassin, the way I see it.
That makes it smell like conspiracy to me.
Besides that, I've probably read a few
thousand pages of background information
about the war that JFK didn't want.
Nothing classified, just library books. I
think Stone makes a good story out of it,
whether you accept the idea or not.
I'm not a conspiracy nut, in general. I
don't have any thirst for power. I only
share the same thirst for freedom that is
common to man. It bothers me that, like in
other instances, the government has become
tyrannical and power mad. That doesn't
resonate with me. I look at the world
with the idea that all are under the curse
of sin. All the world is serving a death
sentence, they just aren't all aware of it.
In other words, power is an illusion, that
is entertained by those who have a thirst
for it. It's as odd a pursuit as any.
When I think of the power thing, I just see
laws that govern all men. It's an unseen
power, and it's rule is sovereign.

II Cor 1:9 Yes, we ourselves have had the

sentence of death within ourselves, that we

should not trust in ourselves, but in G-d

who raises the dead,


The most intriguing segment of the film is
the part when they talk about 'why'. To
me, that's always the question that is most
interesting to answer, the why of things.
It's apparent that JFK did not want a war
in Vietnam. Why? He knew it was one we
could never win. Was that why he was
assassinated? Beats me. This line of
questioning goes above my pay grade real
quick. But there is a scriptural
principle that comes to mind:

I Tim 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can`t carry anything out.

8 But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

9 But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.


It's not about justice. There's no such
thing as justice. The best you can ever
hope for is to keep a lid on pandemonium.
We're best served by the rule of law. The
only place were justice was served, is at
the cross of Christ. If you look around,
you'll see that justice is not something
that men have an inner desire for. Only
the just have the ability to administer
justice. There is only one who is just,
and He is unseen. Whenever I hear someone
drone on about justice, I cringe. Yeah,
justice is blind, but men are not.

Mt 12:36 I tell you that every idle word

that men speak, they will give account of

it in the day of judgment.

37 For by your words you will be justified,

and by your words you will be condemned."


In spite of all the talk, the sentence has
already been decided. Truth, love and
justice may lie fallen in the street, but
at the end of days, they will ressurect
with everyone else. It's just a matter of
time. This week, these subjects were just
scratched on the surface. As time permits
the Jesus Bus can return to have another
look.

Matt 13:49 So will it be in the end of the

world. The angels will come forth, and

separate the wicked from among the

righteous,

50 and will cast them into the furnace of

fire. There will be the weeping and the

gnashing of teeth."