DAD'S RAMBLINGS – Tacit Approval
Romans 1:32
"...who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them."
In the legal system, those who have knowledge of a criminal act but do not report it or harbor the criminal are just a culpable as the perpetrator of the crime. John Wilkes Booth was guilty of assassinating President Lincoln, but four other people were hanged as co-conspirators, including his brother, Edwin, and his land-lady, Mary Surratt, because they knew what he was going to do but did nothing to stop him. If I sit idly by and say or do nothing when I am aware of other peoples' sin, then I am giving tacit approval and become a part of the problem. Lot, that righteous man, was vexed in his soul by the sin around him in Sodom (II Peter 2:7-8), but he apparently remained silent, probably because he wanted to be accepted by the community of Sodom. He was afraid of being rejected, but he paid a price. God says, "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues" (Revelation 18:4). May God help me to stand for righteousness in the face of rejection by others.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Silence with the knowledge of other peoples' sin gives tacit approval.
Have a "coming out" day. Love you.
Romans 1:32
"...who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them."
In the legal system, those who have knowledge of a criminal act but do not report it or harbor the criminal are just a culpable as the perpetrator of the crime. John Wilkes Booth was guilty of assassinating President Lincoln, but four other people were hanged as co-conspirators, including his brother, Edwin, and his land-lady, Mary Surratt, because they knew what he was going to do but did nothing to stop him. If I sit idly by and say or do nothing when I am aware of other peoples' sin, then I am giving tacit approval and become a part of the problem. Lot, that righteous man, was vexed in his soul by the sin around him in Sodom (II Peter 2:7-8), but he apparently remained silent, probably because he wanted to be accepted by the community of Sodom. He was afraid of being rejected, but he paid a price. God says, "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues" (Revelation 18:4). May God help me to stand for righteousness in the face of rejection by others.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Silence with the knowledge of other peoples' sin gives tacit approval.
Have a "coming out" day. Love you.
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