tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13493923.post114671048760389055..comments2023-11-02T11:03:48.044-04:00Comments on HandMeDowns: Could John Owen pastor a church today?Jeff A. Spryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12520991166166572854noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13493923.post-1146713725211052602006-05-03T23:35:00.000-04:002006-05-03T23:35:00.000-04:00God's justice is a double-eged sword. Too often I ...God's justice is a double-eged sword. Too often I see people call for justice against their enemies - and certainly Psalmists have written this from time to time. I suspect that these calls in the Bible are set forth tongue-in-cheek in that to ask for God's justice against one's enemies is to accept God's judgment against oneself. To whit, our plea for God's mercy must be done with an understanding of the lethality of our own guilt. In other words, we accept death knowing that God offers life where we are in no place to demand it.Jim Pembertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446388434272680014noreply@blogger.com