We had to deal with someone acting in an official capacity do something wrong. I wasn't sure whether to "turn the other cheek" or "have nothing to do with the unfruitful deeds of darkness but rather expose them." There seem to be dueling Scripture verses. Another example is when Scripture commands us to love our enemies, yet David prayed for harm to befall his enemies in the imprecatory psalms. Another example is when Scripture states that "no one has ever seen God" and yet Moses is said to have seen God face to face.
How do you handle dueling Scripture verses? What do you do if you have a decision to make about a course of action and yet Scripture seems to oppose itself?
Your points -
Exposing another...?
Jesus did..often saying "they" are this and "you" are that in complete opposition.
Jesus came to cause DIVISION.
Luke 12:51
With that DIVISION comes many Scriptures of WHAT, WHY, and WHO is MADE Divided.
Scripture opposing itself...?
No. Scripture addresses All men;
Scripture addresses;
Men Divided...
...some men are Divided "and With God"
...some men are Divided "and Without God".
That which Applies to a man With God...
Is not the Same which Applies to a man Without God.
What Applies to Each man...THAT man knows By what THAT man Believes and does.
That is called: Dividing the Word of Truth.
2 Tim 2:15
The measure of TRUTH is Gods Word...Absolute TRUTH...who is called Jesus.
David Warring Against his enemies...?
Yes. God wars Against His Enemies.
(As a matter of fact, a GREAT War is already prophecy FORETOLD for the end of days upon this earth...when a SEPARATION of the Divided shall occur.)
God was With David warring Against...
Gods Enemies...Davids Enemies...(one in the SAME Enemies)
Jesus brought a message "To Love your Enemies."
1) Was that message Given David? No.
2) Would David be accountable to Do something he was never Told? No
3) DID David ever EXPRESS NOT Loving His Enemies? No
What does Loving an ENEMY have to do with Warring Against an ENEMY ? Nothing.
Love Is one thing.
War Is a completely different thing.
Friend Is one thing.
Enemy Is a completely different thing.
They are DIVISIONS among men.
They are also DIVISIONS among Angels.
The Heavens were created For:
A Throne For God...
And an Estate For created Angels...
The Surface of the Earth was created For:
A Footstool For God...
And an Estate For created Mankind...
Angels were Created "WITH" freewill.
Mankind was Given freewill.
WITH Angels and Mankinds "FREEWILL"...
They each "INDIVIDUALLY" have the "FREEWILL" TO CHOOSE...
Obedience TO GOD...
OR
Reject Obedience TO GOD.
Obedience TO GOD...defines AN Angel, A Man....WITH GOD.
Rejection of Obedience TO GOD...defines AN Angel, A Man....WITHOUT GOD.
THUS...the Division.
And throughout History We find...
Angels who have REJECTED GOD, being cast OUT of their Heavenly Estate, "DOWN" to Earth.
And Men who have ReJeCTED GOD, being cast OUT of their Earthly Estate, "DOWN" to the INNER parts of the Earth.
And even some Angels, cast out of Heaven, Down to the Earth, and further Cast Down to the INNER parts of the Earth.
The DIVISION....of Angels and Mankind...WILL come to PASS...during the prophecy of the GREAT Separation...AKA...
The GREAT TRIBULATION.
It will COMPLETE the absolute SEPARATION of the DIVIDED...OF
Those "WITH" God and Those "AGAINST" (and WITHOUT) God.
There is NO "kind of, sort of, maybe".
An Angel, A man IS Either WITH God...or he Is Against God.
Matt 12
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He that is not with me is against me;
Glory to God,
Taken