R MacDonald
12-11-2004, 10:30 PM
I was curious and did a google search on "Righteous Indignation" (http://www.google.com/search?q=righteous+indignation&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8), just to see how the term was being used these days. I was expecting a bunch of Christian sites to pop up... very few did. I'm not really surprised, but moreover disappointed.
Of the few sites that did appear, I found this short essay that I feel, sums up the one of the most crucial things that is not taught, justified, or encouraged among the new-age Judeo-Christians. It's a good read!
[size=4][color=blue]Righteous Indignation[/color][/size]
[size=3][color=blue]We are supposed to feel righteous indignation when we see
something wrong. God meant us to. It is a sign of spiritual
health and a good conscience. If we are so tolerant and broad-
minded that we can watch wrong and feel nothing there is
something seriously wrong with us. God himself feels angry
when he sees wrong and evil. It was in righteous indignation
that he burned Sodom and Gomorrah to the ground. And it was in
righteous indignation that Jesus threw the moneychangers out of
the temple. If we were to see some bully brutally and
sadistically clubbing some child to death it would be natural
and right for us to be angry. In the same way if we can sit
and watch immorality romanticized and glamorized on television
without feelings of anger and righteous indignation it is a
sign of spiritual sickness. If we can sit and listen to
philosophies, viewpoints and attitudes expounded on the Merv
Griffin show that are in deep conflict with the teachings of
the Bible and Christianity and not feel anger there is
something wrong. God expects us to get angry over wrong. Not
only for our own sake but for that of others. If a father
catches his child stealing and doesn't get angry about it he
does the child wrong. The child needs to see his father react
in righteous indignation. Only then can he respect and believe
in his father. The child intuitively knows he did wrong and
anger on the part of the father is the only proper reaction.
Not to get angry is to condone. Not to get angry shows a
perverted mind and heart. The same would be true if the father
were to catch his boy lying, or using profane or indecent
language, or looking at indecent pictures. [/size][/color]
http://pages.prodigy.net/jmiller.cb/a115.html
Now, before we Christians get all riled up at this find, let me remind you that "Righteous Indignation" also has deep roots into the Pagan/Heathen cultures. Especially in that of the ancient Norse culture.
Oh, for that to be taught again! :) - It's coming... for Christians and Pagans alike!
Of the few sites that did appear, I found this short essay that I feel, sums up the one of the most crucial things that is not taught, justified, or encouraged among the new-age Judeo-Christians. It's a good read!
[size=4][color=blue]Righteous Indignation[/color][/size]
[size=3][color=blue]We are supposed to feel righteous indignation when we see
something wrong. God meant us to. It is a sign of spiritual
health and a good conscience. If we are so tolerant and broad-
minded that we can watch wrong and feel nothing there is
something seriously wrong with us. God himself feels angry
when he sees wrong and evil. It was in righteous indignation
that he burned Sodom and Gomorrah to the ground. And it was in
righteous indignation that Jesus threw the moneychangers out of
the temple. If we were to see some bully brutally and
sadistically clubbing some child to death it would be natural
and right for us to be angry. In the same way if we can sit
and watch immorality romanticized and glamorized on television
without feelings of anger and righteous indignation it is a
sign of spiritual sickness. If we can sit and listen to
philosophies, viewpoints and attitudes expounded on the Merv
Griffin show that are in deep conflict with the teachings of
the Bible and Christianity and not feel anger there is
something wrong. God expects us to get angry over wrong. Not
only for our own sake but for that of others. If a father
catches his child stealing and doesn't get angry about it he
does the child wrong. The child needs to see his father react
in righteous indignation. Only then can he respect and believe
in his father. The child intuitively knows he did wrong and
anger on the part of the father is the only proper reaction.
Not to get angry is to condone. Not to get angry shows a
perverted mind and heart. The same would be true if the father
were to catch his boy lying, or using profane or indecent
language, or looking at indecent pictures. [/size][/color]
http://pages.prodigy.net/jmiller.cb/a115.html
Now, before we Christians get all riled up at this find, let me remind you that "Righteous Indignation" also has deep roots into the Pagan/Heathen cultures. Especially in that of the ancient Norse culture.
Oh, for that to be taught again! :) - It's coming... for Christians and Pagans alike!