What does the bible say about mean people?

Hi I know how you feel. I'am going thought the same thing all I can say is God see it all that's what I tell my self and by us being Christians the devli comes through them to us but he is a lier. I contue to pray and call there name and ask God to forgive there hearts. I Hear something today at church service Pastor Galliam stated when the devil come at us state THE LORD IS MY SHAPPARD iI SHOULD NOT WANT and all I could say was WOW, so for me toworrow I will going in with a praise song on my heartand stst that statedment when my manager gets out of line with me God Bless keep your heard to the ski GOD LOVE US and they see in in us that why they think notice I said think they can say and do want they want. GOD SAID TOUCH NOT MY ANOITED DO MY SERVIENT NO HARM

My Dear Chill:

People usually get what they deserve. Ignore, pray and wait - these are the values that I also cling to. In God's perfect time - I usually witness their own downfall and even death. God's justice is always the sweetest, you don't have to say or do anything - stay closer to God, pay attention to His conditions, never cease from praying.

I'll join the journey with you Chill!

Regards,

Elli

YIKES! The Lord Jesus is a loving, merciful God. He is Grace personified. He isn't willing that any should perish.... EVEN the mean ones.

Well God did smite hundreds of thousands of people in the Bible.

NK,

God delt with man under the Law in the OT. When the law was given to the Israelites at the foot of the mountain at the very first pentacost 3,000 people died...after Jesus rose from the dead on pentacost 3,000 people were saved. The Law demands, Grace gives. God was dealing with mankind under the Law and yet he still tempered it plenty with mercy. Yes, God did allow people to be killed. I'm not sure what your point is though, you don't even believe in God. So is your comment a fact you now believe and agree with...or just argumentative?

Umm, Ananias and Sapphira?????? Herod (Acts 12)??????? God didn't "allow" these people to be killed, He took them out on no uncertain terms. It's not as simple as you think it is.

Dave,

We have discussed Ananias and Sapphira before. And I completely agree that GOD took plenty of people down. I just resent someone who doesn't respect or even believe the Bible to be truth...let alone believe in God throwing it out there. It isn't a simple as you think....as ANYONE thinks... including NK.

And I do NOT believe that God is in the business of killing people off ..he is however a sovereign God. But I certainly wouldn't want to be running around saying so and so died because he was mean and God took him down. Anymore than I would want to judge someone's heart or salvation. just sayin My bible STILL says that God is not willing that any should perish and it is the GOODNESS of God that leads man to repentance.

Jesus said it best..."But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you"

St. Matthew 5:44

Mysticman,

don't get your hopes up....but I agree with you.

Oh yes, it's extremely difficult. I've had lots of experience with this. It's taken me years to love people who are my "enemies". Once we stop objectifying people as our "enemies" and realize they are probably suffering in other ways, we can find empathy in our hearts. Buddhism taught me that

Peace...