[byHismercy]

Originally Posted by Nell

Your question about love was in the context of Chris Watts.

"The Watts family homicides occurred on the early morning of August 13, 2018, when Chris Watts murdered his pregnant wife Shanann Watts and their daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, in their Frederick, Colorado, home. Chris Watts pleaded guilty on November 6, 2018, to multiple counts of first-degree murder."

Here's another equally important question: What does the Word tell us or show us regarding righteousness, justice, wickedness and grossly horrific sin? From these verses we can see what the Lord loves: righteousness. It seems that love, righteousness, judgment and justice all go together. God is Holy. God IS love. I believe God's love, godly love, does not tolerate unrighteousness, wickedness, lawlessness...sin. Rather, God's love judged sin. I also believe this is why this world is in the mess that it's in.

Even 1 Cor. 13 sets conditions for love which stipulates conditions on evil and truth.

5 It (Love) does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Psalm 11:7 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

We have a Righteous Judge who judges the sinful behavior of all, including Chris Watts. God gave his Son as a sacrifice for sin. This is the context I see for the behavior of Chris Watts. God loves the sinner, but hates their sin. I think such matters as righteousness, justice and judgment deserve equal consideration with Christian love of others, including Chris Watts.

Nell

Amen Nell. This is where speaking the truth in love comes in. Recently I was happy to see in the word that an unbalanced scale is an abomination to the Lord. He is so righteous He cannot tolerate such unbalance. Such as the kind we have right now....government shutdown, people on furlough, like my husband. For the uninitiated, furlough means you must be at work, but your paychecks cease. I cannot think of a more unbalanced scale. Please pray for our family and all the other US Customs employees who must sustain homes and families without their paycheck, and equally without the freedom to walk away and find another income. Our family is a one income family because we choose to homeschool our children.....and this furlough situation is not sustainable for long....please pray for us all, saints.

Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is His delight.

Back to speaking the truth in love, may I be found doing so for the rest of my days, unto God, the righteous.

Edit to add...I refuse to believe our supply comes from this government job! As all good gifts come directly from the hand of my Savior Jesus.