http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2009/08/30/justice-or-mercy/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:58:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2009/08/30/justice-or-mercy/comment-page-1/#comment-6271 Drew Tatusko Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:32:45 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=2892#comment-6271 there is a call to account. however, in the context of colson's comment his understanding is to let this person rot in jail with no possibility of release. so where do you draw the line between satiating human justice and practicing god's mercy? that's the question as you also ask and what i am probing here. there is a call to account. however, in the context of colson's comment his understanding is to let this person rot in jail with no possibility of release. so where do you draw the line between satiating human justice and practicing god's mercy? that's the question as you also ask and what i am probing here.

]]> http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2009/08/30/justice-or-mercy/comment-page-1/#comment-6270 Rebekah Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:22:55 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=2892#comment-6270 While I agree with the commenter quoted at the Dish (about the Christian witness of mercy), and understand the critique you are trying to make of Christians who prize the law above grace (especially in regards to capital punishment) your post here seems to indicate that any sort of punishment/justice is antithetical to Christian teaching. Would you support, for instance, forgiving Cheney, Yoo, et al and forgoing any sort of call to account for their actions during the last administation? Where do we draw the line between mercy and justice? While I agree with the commenter quoted at the Dish (about the Christian witness of mercy), and understand the critique you are trying to make of Christians who prize the law above grace (especially in regards to capital punishment) your post here seems to indicate that any sort of punishment/justice is antithetical to Christian teaching. Would you support, for instance, forgiving Cheney, Yoo, et al and forgoing any sort of call to account for their actions during the last administation? Where do we draw the line between mercy and justice?

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]]> http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2009/08/30/justice-or-mercy/comment-page-1/#comment-5789 Drew Tatusko Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:32:45 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=2892#comment-5789 there is a call to account. however, in the context of colson's comment his understanding is to let this person rot in jail with no possibility of release. so where do you draw the line between satiating human justice and practicing god's mercy? that's the question as you also ask and what i am probing here. there is a call to account. however, in the context of colson's comment his understanding is to let this person rot in jail with no possibility of release. so where do you draw the line between satiating human justice and practicing god's mercy? that's the question as you also ask and what i am probing here.

]]> http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2009/08/30/justice-or-mercy/comment-page-1/#comment-5788 raberndt Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:22:55 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=2892#comment-5788 While I agree with the commenter quoted at the Dish (about the Christian witness of mercy), and understand the critique you are trying to make of Christians who prize the law above grace (especially in regards to capital punishment) your post here seems to indicate that any sort of punishment/justice is antithetical to Christian teaching. Would you support, for instance, forgiving Cheney, Yoo, et al and forgoing any sort of call to account for their actions during the last administation? Where do we draw the line between mercy and justice? While I agree with the commenter quoted at the Dish (about the Christian witness of mercy), and understand the critique you are trying to make of Christians who prize the law above grace (especially in regards to capital punishment) your post here seems to indicate that any sort of punishment/justice is antithetical to Christian teaching. Would you support, for instance, forgiving Cheney, Yoo, et al and forgoing any sort of call to account for their actions during the last administation? Where do we draw the line between mercy and justice?

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