AVENGE NOT YOURSELVES
Biblical Christians believe that all lives matter , because God created mankind, not one race or another, but the whole human race. No race or ethnic group is better than another. And yet, racism exists on every continent and in every ethnic group. Other forms of discrimination are commonly accepted. For example, abortion is freely practiced and government-subsidized in many countries. Do "Infant lives matter"? Some are proposing euthanasia for older people who are no longer "productive members of society" (whatever that means!). Do older lives matter? Many other examples could be given, except among Christians. Violence and destruction are sinful behaviors, never justified in Scripture. They are the carnal screams of those who do not pray or trust God. But consider how real Christians respond to mistreatment. We know that over the ages there have been multitudes of Christian martyrs -- saints who wer...