Marks of the True Christian
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Rom 12:19
Dearly beloved, avenge... Let others inflict vengeance.
but rather give... Give room for the civil laws to be enforced and officers to do their duty. If they are unfaithful and oppressive, let the righteous judge take care of them.
In (verses 18 and 19), we see that God will take care of those who are abusive to us. We do not have to fight someone who is out to destroy us; God will do it for us. A really simple way to say this, is kill them with kindness.
Referring again to the negative (cf. Rom. 12:17) Paul then exhorted his readers not to take revenge after they are misused. Instead they should leave room for God’s wrath (lit., “for the wrath”), because God has promised to avenge His people: It is Mine to avenge, I will repay (Deut. 32:35; cf. Heb. 10:30). David’s refusal to kill Saul on two occasions when it seemed that God had delivered Saul into David’s hands is a classic biblical example of this principle.
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