Do not take revenge into our own hands

Romans 12:19-21 NIV84

Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”says the Lord. On the contrary:

“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;

if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.

In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

When we try to take revenge, we tend to place ourselve in a paranoid
stage, where we minimize our weaknesses and magnify others' mistakes.
When we want to take revenge into our own hands, we are committing the following:
1.we are being selfish. We are not angry when he did these to others. We just want justice for
ourselves.

2. We try to play God. We exalt ourselves,while belittle others.
3. In the midst of anger, we may took actions more than others deserve causing irrepairable damages.
What should we do if others offended us?
1) Take a deep breath
2) Swallow 3 times.
3) Forgives others because God also forgives us. An eye for an eye is the nature of the non believers. If we behave the same way, we are offending God as He has said that He will take revenge Himself in His own time.
Please remember the following facts:
a) That the words of men are not truth.
b) That we are responsible to God not men.
c) If we had done what is good, do not be too bothered by what others' opinion. They have the right to voice out. Even the King is not exempted from criticism.
d)That it is very easy to criticize others.
e) Even Jesus Christ did not take revenge himself.
君子求诸己 小人求诸人-- 孔子

The reasons for following Christ

26 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”John 6

Do we follow Christ for the sake of Him or for the following reasons:
1) Prosperousity.
2) Fame.
3) Health
4) Success in life.

If this is the case, we are not much different from the followers of the other religions. They seek after their own gains instead of genuinely following their religions.