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MOST CONTROVERSIAL COURT CASES

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What is the most controversial court case ever? Obviously this question could spark a long, drawn-out debate. Certainly there are several cases that come to mind. There was the O.J. Simpson trial. Nearly everyone thought he would be found guilty of two murders, but the jury decided otherwise. There was the trial of John Hinkley Jr. After nearly assassinating President Ronald Reagan, the jury found Hinkley not guilty by reason of insanity. Many people were outraged by this verdict. Another trial was concerning the JFK assassination. To this day no one knows for sure if Lee Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy. Unfortunately, Jack Ruby killed Oswald before the courts could determine anything conclusive.

Maybe one other trial to mention in this discussion is the recent case of Casey Anthony. Last week she was found not guilty for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. This particular case has been so controversial that Casey is planning on changing her name, wearing disguises, and living at a secret location because of all of the death threats she has received. This entire situation is very fresh and many people strongly disagree with the verdict.

It is easy to get angry and discouraged with all of these unknowns, especially when it is about murder. Even though most people disagree with the results, we may never know the truth about Casey Anthony, O.J. Simpson, and the JFK assassination for the rest of our lives. While these types of situation definitely upset us, there is an upside to all of this; God will punish the wicked (Jeremiah 21:14; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; etc). God knows the truth about Casey Anthony and the others, and we can rest assured that He will deal out punishment. As He stated in Romans 12:19, “Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY,’ says the Lord.”

It is most reassuring to know that none of these controversial people are going to “get away” with anything. God knows the truth and God will deal accordingly. But the same is true for us. God knows everything that we do and think. Let’s make sure all we do is pleasing in God’s eyes.

Brett Petrillo

Suing God

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Did you hear in the news about the prisoner in a Romanian jail who is
suing God?

“God received different material valuables from me, as well as prayers
in exchange for promises of a better life. In reality, this did not
happen – I found myself in the devil’s hands,” the plaintiff said.

The convict is serving 20 years in the west Romanian city of Timisoara.
He apparently blames God for the troubles in his life and wants God brought
to account for failing to fulfill the commitments He undertook and for
taking bribes.

The plaintiff said that when he had been baptized in childhood, he
concluded a contract with God that had legal effect – God was supposed to
protect him from evil.

The plaintiff said the Romanian Orthodox Church, which, according to
him, directly represents God, should compensate him for the alleged
God-inflicted damage.

I promise – I’m not making this up! Does it surprise you? It
shouldn’t. The truth, there are a lot of people who feel the same way.
And while they may not take the absurd step of filing a lawsuit against God,
they do feel that God has let them down and hasn’t fulfilled his part of the
“bargain.”

Often, when people become Christians, they expect that God will take
away all their problems and life will be easy (and many of them expect that
because that’s what a preacher told them). I suspect that we’ve all had the
thought at some point in our lives, “How could God let that happen to me
after all that I’ve done to serve Him?”

But, living the Christian life does involve difficulties. In fact, it
may even be more difficult than life before Christ! Financial problems
don’t magically disappear, there are still health concerns, people still let
you down, and on top of everything else, there are people in this world who
don’t like Christ who will make your life miserable at times.

But there’s no way to accuse God of breach of contract. Jesus was very
clear about things up front – “In the world you will have tribulation.”
(John 16:33). The problems don’t disappear, but we are promised God’s
presence and His strength. And what God gives us far more than outweighs
what we have given Him. Let’s just hope that God doesn’t sue us for our
breach of contract!

Alan Smith