Why should we pursue justice if vengeance is God's? That's just one of the questions we'll be

answering on today's edition of Core Christianity. Well, hi, this is Bill Meyer, along with Pastor

Adriel Sanchez, and this is the radio program where we answer your questions about the Bible and the Christian life every day.

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You can also post your question on one of our social media sites, and of course, you can always email us at questions at core Christianity.com. First up today, here's an email question, Adriel, from one of our listeners. This is from John. He says, in the wake of yesterday's shooting at a Christian school, I'm conflicted in how I should feel about such tragedies. On the one hand, I'm glad when

shooters are brought to justice, even when authorities have to use deadly force. But on the other

hand, I remember verses like, vengeance is gods. Also, when Peter cut off the ear of one of the Roman

guards who came to take Jesus away, Jesus rebuked him.

Is there a way to reconcile these verses and the different feelings that I have?

Yeah.

I mean, obviously, a really important thing to consider, especially in light of events like what happened yesterday,

and I know Bill, this weighs heavily on your heart, and it's weighed heavily on my heart as well as more information comes out.

I want to take just a moment to pray in particular

for one of the family members of the victims, one of little girls, Hallie Scruggs, her father's a pastor

there in Nashville, Chad Scruggs. And just for all of them, I just want to pray right now asking for

God's mercy. Heavenly Father, we come before you as your people and we are heartbroken

and devastated and longing Lord for justice, for healing. God, these kinds of things just causes

to long even more for the new creation, for the restoration

of all things.

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