"Police Offer Lawfulness In Countries Everywhere!" (P.O.L.I.C.E)"/"How should you handle P.O.L.I.C.E who have wronged you?" By Ramesh C. Reddy

Posted on Tuesday, June 09, 2020 at 10:54 p.m. (EST) & Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 08:24 p.m. (IST), JUNE 2020 Edition

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�Police Offer Lawfulness In Countries Everywhere!" (P.O.L.I.C.E)�

Ramesh C. Reddy
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SCRIPTURE:
�For the policeman does not frighten people who are doing right; but those doing evil will always fear him. So if you don't want to be afraid, keep the laws and you will get along well. The policeman is sent by God to help you. But if you are doing something wrong, of course you should be afraid, for he will have you punished. He is sent by God for that very purpose. Obey the laws, then for two reasons: first, to keep from being punished, and second, just because you know you should. Obey the government, for God is the one who has put it there. There is no government anywhere that God has not placed in power. So those who refuse to obey the laws of the land are refusing to obey God, and punishment will follow. (Romans 13:3-5, 1-2, TLB)

Observations:
I asked myself what does the Bible tell us about the policeman?
1. For the policeman does not frighten people who are doing right;

2. But those doing evil will always fear him.

3. So if you don't want to be afraid, keep the laws and you will get along well.

4. The policeman is sent by God to help you.

5. But, if you are doing something wrong, of course you should be afraid, for he will have you punished.

6. The policeman is sent by God for the very purpose of punishing criminals.

7. Obey the laws, then for two reasons: first, to keep from being punished, and second, just because you know you should.

Implications:

Wow! I stand corrected! As an Evangelical Christian, because 'Black Lives Matter', I wanted the police to be defunded just as I want abortion clinic providers to be defunded. In both situations, it is Black lives that have been in danger the most whether it is Black men and women by the police or Black babies that are suffocated to death in the womb by abortion providers. This is not to say that others are not affected by the police or abortion industry.

Professor David Korman, who taught me 'Law & Morality' and 'Criminal Law' will tell you that I have always had an independent streak even if his entire class was against what I believed. I always stood on the Bible, the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation formulating my answers. It is when I was reactive to situations without consulting the Lord, is when I have made mistakes including promoting 'defunding the police'. Yet, in my prayer time to the Lord Jesus, the Lord Jesus had to correct me to let me know 'Defunding the Police' is not the answer. The Lord showed me His Word in Romans 13:1-5 that there is a reason for police to exist all across the world.

When God wants police to exist, who am I to want to defund them!

Yet, the murder of George Floyd will not go away at the hands of a policeman. The Word of God talks about punishment but this was murder. I was troubled!

Then, it occurred to me that there will always be bad people in a profession but we don't go around starting to defund those professions.

For example, just because there have been priests who have been accused of molesting children does not mean all priests are bad and priests should be defunded or banned. That would be ridiculous and stereotyping.

My Desi friends can tell you how much India struggles with police corruption but they don't go around defunding all police departments. Instead, the right officer rises up to tackle corruption within the police. Go Singham and anti-corruption movies!!! If they did defund, it would be ridiculous and stereotyping.

Also, just because majority of terrorism in the world from the Mumbai attacks to 9-11 attacks, etc have been done by those who call themselves Muslims for the Jihad cause, we have not seen most protestors/politicians calling for the ban of all Muslims. That would be ridiculous and yet it is these same protestors/politicians who are against banning Muslims who want to defund police departments. Doing both is ridiculous and stereotyping.

Finally, just because COVID-19 virus originated from Wuhan, the protestors/politicians don't ask for all Chinese to be banned. If they did, that would be ridiculous and stereotyping. Yet, these same protestors/politicians want police departments to be defunded or dismantled.

Does that make any sense?

What about all the perpetrators who are responsible for the molestations, killings or death?

They are the only ones that should be paying for the crimes from convicted priests to, convicted police officers, to convicted jihadists, etc.

It is totally wrong to use few bad people in a profession to demonize the whole profession. When I thought about all this, putting politics aside and what the Word of God says, I realized God's Word stands the test of time. If God wanted police to exist then He has His reasons. It is our job to weed out the bad ones. Sadly, sometimes they slip by.

Should I be angry with the molesting priests, terrorists, corrupt officers, patient zero, etc for causing pain?

Of course I should!

Should I want to take revenge?

In human nature, without the Lord's grace and mercy, the depravity of man and his soul will only want revenge. Not only that we start attributing one man/woman's sin to the whole race just as we are doing to the police. We are not thinking straight. This is what revenge and anger does! What we hate the most, we start doing to others.

What the protestors/politicians have fought for, speaking out against racial profiling and stereotyping, etc, these same protestors/politicians are profiling/stereotyping all police negatively for the actions of few.

How does it make you feel to be racially profiled/stereotyped because of what someone else did from your own race or profession?

It does not feel good, does it?

I speak from experience because people have assumed that I am Muslim and Middle Eastern. When 9-11 happened, a black person said to me, 'Your people did this!'. Years ago, a Black manager asked me, 'Do you have a bomb in your bag?' During the Reagan funeral procession, my book bag was the only one searched by Capitol police. During a fire alarm in the Waterfront, Homestead/Munhall police stopped me for 45 minutes because I was taking pictures even though I was a reporter. In Squirrel Hill, city police stopped me when a bomb squad was called because I was taking pictures. During G-20 protests in Oakland, I was tear gassed and hit with batons by police even though I was reporting. When I went to Lexington, KY for an NCAA tournament, I was the one followed because I had a book bag with me.

If anyone had reason to defund the police, it should have been me but I don't want too!

My identity is found in Christ and I know to the best of their ability police wanted to do what they did because they wanted to serve and protect other citizens. Even if they had malicious intent, that was not my place to call for defunding the police because we affect the good officers too.

I am friends with some of the nicest Pitt Police officers. It would not do justice to these officers to defund the police. It would not do justice to the kindest student I have known Elizabeth, whose husband Michael is a police officer. Also, my brother-in-law Paul is a wonderful police officer.

A good white friend of mine told me that he was assumed to be a white supremacist just because he was a white bald headed guy. Certain people assumed 'all bald headed whites are neo-Nazi skinheads and white supremacists'. Yet, he is the kindest and nicest fellow I know who had adopted black children.

This is the territory we are treading into when we want to defund the police stereotyping anyone and everyone. Instead, we should be looking into God's Word!

I ask you now dear friend, how should you handle police who have wronged you?
Dear friend, defunding the police, dismantling the police, shooting the police, trying to burn the police, or injuring the police is not the answer, even if they have wronged you or your loved ones. I speak from experience. Instead, we are asked to do something very difficult.

In my prayer time, when I was talking to the Lord, what Romans 13:1-5 says was revealed to me but more than that, what preceded Romans 13:1-5 became that much more powerful. I hope you are as convicted by it as I am.

"Never pay back evil for evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see that you are honest clear through. Don't quarrel with anyone. Be at peace with everyone just as much as possible. Dear friends, never avenge yourself. Leave that to God, for he has said that he will repay those who deserve it. Don't take the law into your own hands. Instead, feed your enemy if he is hungry. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink and you will be "heaping coals of fire on his head." In other words, he will feel ashamed of himself for what he has done to you. Don't let evil get the upper hand, but conquer evil by doing good." (Romans 12:17-21, TLB)

The black person that told me, 'It is your people that did this' on 9-11 because he assumed I was a Middle Eastern Muslim, was really touched because I did not want him fired. The black manager that asked me, 'If I had a bomb in my bag' knew that I did not rat him out but a Black woman told HR because she heard it.

What is so significant about the verses above is these verses precede Romans 13:1-5. We have chapters and verses but in the original manuscripts, there were no chapters and verses. It was all together. Wow!

"Never pay back evil for evil..never avenge yourselves...for the policeman' are all in Romans 12:17-Romans 13:1-5.

People want to avenge the police and pay them back but that is not the way of the Lord. Lord Jesus help us! Justice will come in the Lord's time!

May you live your life as a child of the Most High even when dealing with the police who are not all bad!

"Police Offer Lawfulness In Countries Everywhere!" (P.O.L.I.C.E)"/"How should you handle P.O.L.I.C.E who have wronged you?"

Prayer:
Lord Jesus, there is so much turmoil happening in the world. There are police who are supposed to serve and protect but the evil one has corrupted them and they have brought death and pain to those around them. Oh Lord intervene! We ask you to comfort those who are mourning the loss of their loved ones. We pray for the police who desire to serve and protect all races, ethnicities with love that they would not be punished because of the sin of few. Oh Lord please intervene and help. Help us to follow you Oh Lord and Your Word even when it is not easy. Thank you for being there for us. Please protect Black lives and all those who come in contact with the police. Please Lord Jesus intervene. We depend on you to help. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!

May the Lord Jesus guide you in His love leading you! Amen!

No matter what you feel in your heart, know that Jesus has come in and resides with you! You are not alone! To make your walk strong with the Lord, spend time in prayer talking to Him as you would to a friend. You don�t need special words to talk to the Lord. Spend time in His Word reading Psalms and turning them into prayer. Next allow God to heal you and speak to you through the Gospel of John or Gospel of Mark before moving on to other Books of the Bible! Slowly, let the Lord show you to which Scriptures He wants you to go to next. It is also important to be part of a body of believers to help you grow in the faith. Find a Bible believing church that preaches the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation proclaiming Jesus Christ our crucified and risen Lord who brings us hope, healing, and help by His grace alone!

Feel free to email me at reddy4hisglory@gmail.com if you want to meet to study the Bible, pray with, talk about Spiritual issues or whatever is on your mind! My number is 412-641-9426

"This is my work and I can do it only because Christ's mighty energy is at work within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)

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