tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post115400928403944411..comments2023-09-26T05:08:11.190-05:00Comments on Rick's Reflections: Justice? Or Mercy?Rick Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03203445347348671817noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-1154107727833236912006-07-28T12:28:00.000-05:002006-07-28T12:28:00.000-05:00I feel terribly for Andrea Yates, but the justice ...I feel terribly for Andrea Yates, but the justice could be that her five babies are going straight to heaven (without passing go). No chance for them to be lost eternally. No chance for Satan to get his hooks into them. That gives me comfort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-1154045832001328182006-07-27T19:17:00.000-05:002006-07-27T19:17:00.000-05:00To depend on justice is to depend on ourselves rat...To depend on justice is to depend on ourselves rather than Jesus. In esssence it is confidence in the law that was nailed to the cross. I'll choose mercy - it's the only chance I have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-1154036856838681102006-07-27T16:47:00.000-05:002006-07-27T16:47:00.000-05:00I wrestle with this question often. I honestly do...I wrestle with this question often. I honestly don't know what is justice in the Yates case but feel the ruling today was accurate. I believe we need to punish those who do wrong to others but we must also temper our response with the understanding that they answer to God in the end and face a greater joy or a harsher sadness than we would ever provide.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00606199377889821435noreply@blogger.com