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The Psalms were full of such cursing or condemning utterances. Usually the biblical scholars would treat these verses as the venting expressions of human negative emotions to God.
The allowance to make such vengeantful expressions against the ones who cause our severe pain would help our psychological health. But usually near the end of such psalms the author would change his tones from cursing the enemies to praising the justice and providence of God.
Jesus Christ taught us to forgive those who offended us, and to show grace towards them. This would provide an antidote to the retaliating expressions mentioned above.
How to keep the balance between these two opposite attitudes was a tough lesson for each one of us to learn in our lives.
Some suggested that we keep those negative rantings between ourselves and our God, and we asked God to help us learn the example and the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ while facing our enemies....
由 草戊尚土 於 2008年6月16日 下午 10:50 張貼在 草戊尚土靈修俱樂部