Saturday, January 7, 2012

God's justice is about love and reconciliation, not hatred and retribution

I have come to learn that the idea of God punishing Jesus for man's sins misleads people to think of God as a vengeful judge, which in turn fuels violence in the world where people kill and condemn one another in the name of god.

To me, that is man's version of justice, which goes by revenge and retribution. But Jesus said not to return an eye for an eye but to love one's enemies.

So God's version of justice would not involve hatred and retribution but rather love and reconciliation. When people experience love and reconciliation, they will be at peace with themselves, and then they will be at peace with others.

That is true justice as I understand it, that Jesus came to bring, to open the eyes of the blind (to see our true identity) and to set free those who are oppressed (by religion and illusion of separation), to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord - the good  news of our acceptance, innocence and perfection. Now is the day of salvation, now is the time of favour.

People can experience peace right where they are when they love and accept themselves for who they are.

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