March 26, 2018

Just Punishment


Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and the media is in a frenzy. For the talking heads it is not a matter of whether Sessions was justified in firing McCabe, but that President Trump somehow had a hand in it and that McCabe will lose a portion of his retirement. For his part, McCabe wants his offences overlooked simply because he has worked for the FBI for decades, he considers himself a dedicated public servant and he doesn’t want his reputation tarnished. I’m reminded of the criminals who were crucified on either side of Jesus. “One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong” (Lurk 23:39-41 NIV).

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