Who are BULLIES?

 

Ephesians 6:12

King James Version

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, 

but against principalities, 

against powers, 

against the rulers of the darkness of this world, 

against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Who are bullies?

What is bullying?

What makes a person a bully?

What makes a government a bully?

What makes a nation a bully?

Let's find out, through SPIRIT, and Scripture.

Nothing like the WORD of GOD to define "bullies":

Leviticus 19:14

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14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, 

nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, 

but shalt fear thy God: 

I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:15

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15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: 

thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, 

nor honor the person of the mighty: 

but in righteousness 

shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Leviticus 19:17

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17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: 

thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, 

and not suffer sin upon him.

Psalm 10:2

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2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: 

let them be taken in the devices 

that they have imagined.

Psalm 10:4

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4 The wicked, 

through the pride of his countenance, 

will not seek after God: 

God is not in all his thoughts.

Psalm 10:5

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5 His ways are always grievous; 

thy judgments are far above out of his sight: 

as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

Psalm 10:7

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7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: 

under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

Psalm 10:8

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8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: 

in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: 

his eyes are privily set against the poor.

Psalm 10:9

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9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: 

he lieth in wait to catch the poor: 

he doth catch the poor, 

when he draweth him into his net.

Psalm 10:10

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10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, 

that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

Psalm 10:11

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11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: 

he hideth his face; he will never see it.

Proverbs 6:16-19

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16 These six things doth the Lord hate: 

yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

17 A proud look, a lying tongue, 

and hands that shed innocent blood,

18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, 

feet that be swift in running to mischief,

19 A false witness that speaketh lies, 

and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Isaiah 59:3-8

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3 For your hands are defiled with blood, 

and your fingers with iniquity; 

your lips have spoken lies, 

your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

4 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: 

they trust in vanity, and speak lies; 

they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

5 They hatch cockatrice' eggs, 

and weave the spider's web: 

he that eateth of their eggs dieth, 

and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.

6 Their webs shall not become garments, 

neither shall they cover themselves with their works: 

their works are works of iniquity, 

and the act of violence is in their hands.

7 Their feet run to evil, 

and they make haste to shed innocent blood: 

their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; 

wasting and destruction are in their paths.

8 The way of peace they know not; 

and there is no judgment in their goings: 

they have made them crooked paths: 

whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.

Matthew 5:11-12

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11 Blessed are ye, 

when men shall revile you, 

and persecute you, 

and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, 

for my sake.

12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: 

for great is your reward in heaven: 

for so persecuted they the prophets 

which were before you.

Matthew 15:11

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11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; 

but that which cometh out of the mouth, 

this defileth a man.

Matthew 15:16-20

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16 And Jesus said, 

Are ye also yet without understanding?

17 Do not ye yet understand, 

that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth 

goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth 

come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, 

murders, adulteries, fornications, 

thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

20 These are the things which defile a man: 

but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

John 8:44-45

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44 Ye are of your father the devil, 

and the lusts of your father ye will do. 

He was a murderer from the beginning, 

and abode not in the truth, 

because there is no truth in him. 

When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: 

for he is a liar, and the father of it.

45 And because I tell you the truth, 

ye believe me not.

Romans 14:13

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13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: 

but judge this rather, 

that no man put a stumblingblock 

or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.

Ephesians 4:29

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29 Let no corrupt communication proceed 

out of your mouth, 

but that which is good to the use of edifying, 

that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

1 John 2:9

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9 He that saith he is in the light, 

and hateth his brother, 

is in darkness even until now.

1 John 3:15

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15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: 

and ye know that no murderer 

hath eternal life abiding in him.

If we've been victimized by bullies, now we know who, and what they are.

If we were not aware we, too, have been bullies, well, now we know.

What happens to bullies?

That's for another post.

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What is JUSTICE?

 

Isaiah 26:7

King James Version

7 The way of the just is uprightness: 

thou, most upright, 

dost weigh the path of the just.

What is just?

What is justice?

Is the world just?

Are our authorities just?

Are nations just?

What is the symbol of justice in the world?

Is it not what they call "Lady justice"?

Do people know her origins?

Does she not spring from two goddesses:

"Themis" -- Greek goddess of "divine law and order"

"Justitia" -- Roman goddess of the "virtue of justice"

I can now see why the world is in chaos.

Many honor gods.

If there's one chaotic profession, it would be law.

In my country, bickering is common among lawyers, and politicians.

When law students graduate, there's great pride.

As they take their bar exams, they act "fragile" and "entitled".

Making sure there are security measures to "protect" them.

These are our future lawmakers?

As if they're already VIPS, far transcending other examinees in other fields.

And not just in my country.

Talking about timing.

As if to support my observation, check what's happening to an ivy league law school in the U.S.

Is that representative of how they shall conduct themselves in the future?

How, then, can they judge righteously?

They honor female gods.

They honor themselves.

They honor anyone, BUT GOD.

Really think upon it.

What does "justice" mean?

Merriam-Webster defines it as:

"the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments"

I like that word, "impartial".

But is man impartial?

Are our thoughts unclouded?

Are we free of "vested interests"?

Are we free from a love of money or power?

As born again, I only turn to GOD's WORD.

What does the Bible say about justice?

What is required of a true believer?

This ought to end ALL debate:

Micah 6:8

King James Version

8 He hath shewed thee, O man, 

what is good; 

and what doth the Lord require of thee, 

but to do justly, 

and to love mercy, 

and to walk humbly with thy God?

One such rightful judge was king Solomon.

Endowed by GOD with wisdom, and wealth, he ruled well.

He only became corrupted when he honored his wives' gods.

More than he honored GOD.

That was his downfall.

Thus, the grave consequences, from which Israel reeled.

One example of his judging righteously can be found here:

"The TWO women"

Strange, "TWO women" again.

Two female gods.

Two women to be judged.

SPIRIT makes me pay attention.

To every detail that matters.

Which, for many, don't matter at all.

But all I care is what SPIRIT calls my attention to.

In the midst of writing an article, more "treasures" are revealed.

That's how we get to create all those blogs, and books.

I must explore it, thresh it out, ponder upon it.

For there's much to share with you.

What does it take to be a good judge?

What does it take to do justice?

What is acceptable in the eyes of GOD?

We shall explore more verses in another post.

For now, know this:

Proverbs 21:3

King James Version

3 To do justice and judgment 

is more acceptable to the Lord 

than sacrifice.

Jeremiah 17:10

King James Version

10 I the Lord search the heart, 

I try the reins, 

even to give every man according to his ways, 

and according to the fruit of his doings.

Galatians 6:7

King James Version

7 Be not deceived; 

God is not mocked: 

for whatsoever a man soweth, 

that shall he also reap.

Know who you serve.

By checking your work's FOUNDATION.

We all need an eye-opener.

Which SPIRIT and Scripture give us.

It's time to SERVE the LORD.

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