Does Forgiveness Negate Justice?
There is the old classic argument I sometimes struggle with, "If I forgive doesn't that omit justice? Why can't I have revenge?" The answer is no. Here's the issue- forgiveness DOES NOT by any means negate justice. Here's some truths we are to understand about the relationship between forgiveness and justice: It doesn't mean that God forgives that a Christian can sin all they want. God may have forgiven the Christian but that does not mean that He will not chastise the sinning believer. Hebrews 12:5-6 is clear that whenever a Christian sins, they endure chastising. Although a Christian who stumbles in the faith won't lose their salvation because they CANNOT completely fall away, God is still faithful and just to chastise the believer until they confess their unconfessed sins. The illustration of forgiveness and justice is plain simple- punishment is given but it does not mean that the person is being personal. The teacher PUNI