How to Recognise True Justice
1. What is the difference between seeking justice and seeking Revenge?
- a) We see in this passage some clear Results of revenge rather than justice.
- i) The result of carnal revenge is a Ruined testimony.
- ii) The result of carnal revenge is a fear of Reprisal.
- iii) The result of carnal revenge is retribution without Restraint.
- iv) The result of carnal revenge is wanting the offender punished even if it means Relinquishing our own integrity to do it.
2. True justice is taking personal Responsibility to uphold what is pure, right, and true.
3. How should Jacob and his sons have justly Responded to the wrongdoing of Shecham?
- a) We should confront the wrong with the goal of Repentance.
- b) We should Report the wrongdoing to the proper authority or we should help him to do so himself so he can seek forgiveness and make proper Restitution.