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International laws stand to protect the dignity, basic freedoms and governmental
immunities due each person because of his or her humanity. Sadly, despite
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, people still face persecution.
Christians, though we live in this flawed world, are ultimately under
God's rule and protection. Our rights as God's children guarantee freedom
from sin's bondage and immunity to spiritual death.
Jesus Christ modeled that it is better to sacrifice our
personal rights to benefit others than to be self-serving. Though we have
great freedom in Christ, we must concentrate on doing what is right tin
God's eyes rather than what " feels right for us." When giving
up our rights, we need to remember that God also has rights. He has the
right to rule the world he made because of his holiness, righteousness
and love. He is the one to whom we can trust our rights because the Judge
of all the earth will always do what is correct.
God is particularly concerned that his followers
defend the rights of the poor and oppressed.
Job 36:6
Psalm 82:3
Proverbs 31:5-9
Jeremiah 5:27-29
As Christians, we are given the right to be children of God.
John 1:12-13
Romans 9:21
Galatians 4:5
God commands us to do what he says is right and true. HIs ways
are not like our ways, and we need to ask him to help us do what is right.
Genesis 4:7
Psalm 119:144
Proverbs 2:2-3
Isaiah 56:1
Romans 8:8
James 2:8
Only God has the right to rule. Jesus Christ is seated at the
right hand of the throne of God, which signifies his right to rule. One
day he will rule all nations.
Isaiah 11:10
Acts 7:56
Romans 8:34
Hebrews 1:3
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