Justice, or Just Ice? 

   We've left behind a president friendly to Judeo-Christian values. Our new leader, though a Catholic, seems more beholden to worldly, political merit. What now? 

   All authority comes from God, but Jesus told his followers to render under Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's. Paul, the flawless Jewish leader who experienced a powerful light and heard the voice of the Lord, and became a flawless defender of the gospel, told Roman Christians to be subject to godless tyrants, "for the sake of conscience." Romans 13:5. 

   Paul told Thessalonians "to live quietly and to mind your own affairs ... so that you may walk properly before outsiders." I Thess. 4:11-12. 

   Christians should not be the aggressors: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." Matt. 5:9. Jesus also taught, "all who take the sword will perish by the sword." 

   God has placed us during the Biden administration, as he placed Daniel in Babylon and Christians in Rome under Nero. Marvin Olasky, our source for this blog, says we keep calm and "drink the cup, even though it may be bitter." (As Jesus himself did.) 

   We can concentrate on preserving life and seeking peace without surrender, regardless who is president. Hardship might even help our cause. The number of abortions have fallen by almost half since 1990, even though Democrats had the White House more than half the time. 

   Remember, Olasky says, "justice without compassion is just ice. Compassion, suffering with those in need, is not an option." 

      Jimmy