Leave All Vengeance To God
Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin ArticlesThe AP reported a man by the name of Joseph Stack from Austin, Texas, flew his small aircraft into the IRS building in Austin, because of conflicts he had with the IRS (here is his suicide note).
Mr. Stack reportedly said, “Violence is the only answer.” The problem with that thinking, is that God doesn’t condone this vigilante “brand” of violence. He should have followed the advice that Paul gave in Romans 12:19-21-NKJV.
We should leave all “vengeance” to God, for only He knows the true motives of the heart, and thus is able to render true justice in a matter (Psalm 139:1-4; cf. Matthew 9:4; John 2:24).