See Vengeance.<\/p>\n
Means the return of injury for injury, or the infliction of pain on another in consequence of an injury received from him, farther than the just ends of reparation or punishment require. Revenge differs materially from resentment, which rises in the mind immediately on being injured; but revenge is a cool and deliberate wickedness, and is often executed years after the offence is given. By some it is considered as a perversion of anger. Anger, it is said, is a passion given to man for wise and proper purposes, but revenge is the corruption of anger; is unnatural, and therefore ought to be suppressed. It is observable that the proper object of anger is vice; but the object in general of revenge is man. It transfers the hatred due to the vice to the man, to whom it is not due. It is forbidden by the Scriptures, and is unbecoming the character and spirit of a peaceful follower of Jesus Christ. <\/p>\n
See ANGER.<\/p>\n
(, ) means the return of injury for injury, or the infliction of pain on another in consequence of an injury received from him further than the just ends of reparation or punishment require. Revenge differs materially from resentment, which rises in the mind immediately on being injured; but revenge is a cool and deliberate wickedness, and is often executed years after the offence is given. By some it is considered as a perversion of anger. Anger, it is said, is a passion given to man for wise and proper purposes, but revenge is the corruption of anger, is unnatural, and therefore ought to be suppressed. It is observable that the proper object of anger is vice; but the object, in general, of revenge, is man. It transfers the hatred due to the vice to the man, to whom it is not due. It is forbidden by the Scriptures, and is unbecoming the character and spirit of a peaceful follower of Jesus Christ. SEE ANGER.<\/p>\n
Whether in Old or New Testaments, the Bible teaches that people are not to take personal revenge for what they consider to be wrong done to them. They should forgive the offender and allow God to deal with the person as he sees fit (Lev 19:18; Deu 32:35; Rom 12:19; Rev 5:9-11; see WRATH). In the law of Moses, as in the teachings of Jesus, Gods people are taught not even to bear a grudge against their enemies. Far from returning evil for evil, they must positively do good to those who do evil to them (Exo 23:4-5; Lev 19:17-18; Mat 5:44-48; Mat 18:35; see FORGIVENESS).<\/p>\n
Although individuals have no God-given right to pay back wrongdoers, civil governments have. They are to execute judgments fairly, and not give a light punishment for a serious offence or a heavy punishment for a minor offence. The punishment must be in proportion to the crime an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a bruise for a bruise, a scratch for a scratch (Exo 21:22-24; Rom 13:4; see GOVERNMENT; CITY OF REFUGE; JUDGE).<\/p>\n
When Jesus rebuked people for living according to this rule, he was not criticizing the law of Moses. Jesus supported the law of Moses (Mat 5:17), but he opposed people who used the principle of civil justice (an eye for an eye, etc.) as an excuse for personal revenge. The spirit that rules in the hearts of Gods people is not the same as that which rules in the code of legal justice (Mat 5:38-42).<\/p>\n
REVENGE.See Vengeance.<\/p>\n
REVENGE.See Avenger of Blood, Kin [Next of].<\/p>\n
Forbidden<\/p>\n
Lev 19:18<\/span>; Pro 24:29<\/span>; Rom 12:17<\/span>; Rom 12:19<\/span>; 1Th 5:15<\/span>; 1Pe 3:9<\/span> <\/p>\n \n Jesus an example of forbearing<\/p>\n 1Pe 2:23<\/span> <\/p>\n \n Rebuked by Jesus<\/p>\n Luk 9:54-55<\/span> <\/p>\n \n Inconsistent with a Christian spirit<\/p>\n Luk 9:55<\/span> <\/p>\n \n Proceeds from a spiteful heart<\/p>\n Eze 25:15<\/span> <\/p>\n \n Punishment for<\/p>\n Eze 25:15-17<\/span>; Amo 1:11-12<\/span> <\/p>\n \n Exemplified:<\/p>\n \n – <\/strong>By Simeon and Levi<\/p>\n Gen 34:25<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>By Samson<\/p>\n Jdg 15:7-8<\/span>; Jdg 16:28-30<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>By Joab<\/p>\n 2Sa 3:27<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>By Absalom<\/p>\n 2Sa 13:23-29<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>By Jezebel<\/p>\n 1Ki 19:2<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>By Ahab<\/p>\n 1Ki 22:27<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>By Haman<\/p>\n Est 3:8-15<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>By the Edomites<\/p>\n Eze 25:12<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>By the Philistines<\/p>\n Eze 25:15<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>By Herodias<\/p>\n Mar 6:19-24<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>By James and John<\/p>\n Luk 9:54<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>By the chief priests<\/p>\n Act 5:33<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n – <\/strong>By the Jews<\/p>\n Act 7:54-59<\/span>; Act 23:12<\/span> Retaliation<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Revenge See Vengeance. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church REVENGE Means the return of injury for injury, or the infliction of pain on another in consequence of an injury received from him, farther than the just ends of reparation or punishment require. Revenge differs materially from resentment, which rises in the mind immediately on being … Continue reading “Revenge”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-encyclopedic-dictionary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79578\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"