Discussion Board reply – Justice vs. Actions

Topic: Justice vs. Actions

How do we reconcile acting “Christianly” toward suspects and convicted persons yet, at the same time, pursuing justice for the offender and for the victim?

What does justice mean in this sense?

Assignment: You are required to reply to the 2 classmates’ thread below. Each reply must be at least 150 words. Responding to a classmate’s thread requires both the addition of new ideas and analysis. A point made by the classmate must be addressed and built upon by your analysis in order to move the conversation forward. Thus, the reply is a rigorous assignment that requires you to build upon threads to develop deeper and more thorough discussion of the ideas introduced in the thread. As such, replies that merely affirm, restate, or unprofessionally quarrel with the previous post(s) and fail to make a valuable, substantive contribution to the discussion will receive appropriate point deductions.

Student #1

When considering the Christ-like way to treat a suspect or convicted person I think we first have to remember the fruit of the spirit which is “…love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (Genesis 5:22-23, NIV). These are important because it can become easy to dismiss or judge someone for their wrongdoings, but when we keep these characteristics in mind there is a shift that not only guards our hearts but helps us keep a godly and just perspective. With that being said we can not be naive about the situation or the crime, our job as law enforcers is to ensure that justice is being served fairly, and this requires us to do things that may seem hard at times, but are right according to the law. It is easy to make a vast judgment about a person based on their crime, which can lead to prejudice and biased actions, but to be able to uphold the law we have to keep a sound mind and trust the judicial process. I believe this comes from having a Christ-like perspective and understanding that there are consequences for our sins that have an equivalent punishment. We have to ask ourselves what the appropriate punishment is and act justly, based on facts not on feelings. This is true when it comes to faith as well, faith is not a feeling therefore if we can trust God and trust the word He has given us, we have to be able to trust the process that has been put in place to not only pursue justice but to pursue freedom for all parties. Justice based on these thoughts is upholding the law and maintaining integrity without allowing feelings to get involved or cloud our judgment. Resources: Myers, R., Williams, A. B., Wax, T., & Fuller, M. (2017). She reads truth Bible. Nashville, TN: Holman Bible.

Student #2

The truth is being a Christian is not a hat we wear around or an ideal you picking for becoming a follower of Jesus Christ. Jesus becomes the filter through which you make decisions treat others with fairness. Christianity towards suspect convicts, victims or relatives seems to be the wrong approach. as a follower of Christ, I will say we need to follow christ footstep. Being Christians will always do the right thing to serve and to act in love nevertheless, justice still has to prevail. When a sentence for a crime is not entirely carried out the way, it should people hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong. (Hebrews 12:6) The Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son. The Christians corrections officers are challenged to go to work each day and be exposed to dangerous and possibly violent criminals out there and yet treat them with respect and love. The Christians judge is challenged to go to work each day and hear case after case of detailed criminal act, hear emotional victims statements and determine an appropriate sentences that will adequately address the goals of punishment, deterrence and rehabilitation and more (Foster, 2016, p. 35) the Christians prosecuting is tasked with constructing a solid case that will hold offenders accountable. The Christians defense attorney has to represent the offender and seek justices for their client. While still seeing that justice prevails and the list goes on. in summary, entering into the criminal justice sector as Christians have it is a promise of challenges, but I believe there will be many rewards and blessing depending on the chosen field. References (1) Foster, R.M. (2016). Corrections an introductory aspect; the way forward. (2) God. (1974). the Holy Bible New International version; Humans and forgiveness.

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