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eggi:
I agree with you Gina. It's what matters. :)

God bless you,
Eirik

Gina:
Still, I confess; I just want to slap the living crap outta them.

Just slap them. 

I just want to slap them across their face really hard.  And them slap them across their other face even harder. 

Figuratively speaking, of course. 

Warmly, ;)
Gina

indianabob:
Hi,
If Jesus didn't want to take revenge upon them why should we want to do so on his behalf?
He who lives by the slap across the face shall die by the slap across the face.
We shall be judged by the manner in which we judge.
Be angry and sin not.

Warmly offered, Bob

Gina:
Wow, we truly are to never take our OWN revenge.

Romans 12:19 Never take your OWN revenge, beloved, but leave room for the WRATH [ not the "warm fuzzies," but the wrath] of [who? Satan? no...] GOD, for it is written

"VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord.
You can't really say simply wanting to figuratively slap a literal murderer is repaying evil for evil.  Well you could lol - but you'd be mistaken.

Even Ray said:

You see when I put thing’s in different words, sometimes people look at it a little differently.  If I ask somebody, why do you love your wife?  They’ll give me reasons, I say you mean all those things ‘make’ you love her?  They say, ‘oh they do make me love her.’  Then I say, you don’t love her freely?  You have to be ‘caused’ to love her.  So unless she does this to ‘cause’ you to love her or she cooks good meals for you and ‘causes’ you to love her, when she rubs your back and it ‘makes’ you love her.  If it weren’t for all that, you wouldn’t love her?   Then they say, ‘well not so dearly, no.‘  And they say that’s not sincere love at all? Get out of here, you know sometimes I just want to slap these peoples faces spiritually. 

( http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php?topic=5154.0 )

Nothing wrong with what Ray said, in my humble opinion, Bob.

:)

indianabob:
True, we are not to take our own revenge.
But neither does God who has the authority take revenge on poor sinners.
God returns good for evil and so should we.

Romans 12:9-21
(NKJV)
Behave Like a Christian

9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. 10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; 11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; 13 distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.

14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. 16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.

17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. 18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,”[a] says the Lord. 20 Therefore

“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
If he is thirsty, give him a drink;
For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.”
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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