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Sinisseentobepa rto fhumanlifea sApo
s t
lePaulsaid
inRomans3:1
0-24a nd7 :1
4-24(
cfGe n3 )
.Wha tacco
rd i
ng
toyouarethemo stt emptingsit
uationspr
e s
entedt oa
l
awyerthatcoul
de asil
yl ea
dhim/heri nt
osin?Howc an
youaslawyerasl
a wye rinthema ki
ngt ryt
oa vo
ids uch
tempta
tionsinyourf utureprofe
ssion?
Si
nisc
ons
ide
redt
obeat
rans
gre
ssi
ona
gai
nstd
ivi
nel
aw.
T
hef
oll
owi
ngaret
hemosttempti
ngs
itua
t i
onspr
ese
nte
d
t
oal
awyertha
tcoul
dea
sil
ylea
dhim/
herintosi
n.
Attimesal awyerist empt edtot a
keo nac as
eo fa
defe
ndantwhohe /
s hek nowt ha
tisac r
iminaljust
bec
auset hed ef
enda ntiso ffer
ingal ar
ges um ofmoney.
Thi
smak essomec rimi nal
sgounpuni shedd uetothegree
d
ofthel
a wyers.Theya t t
achmo reval
ue stot hemoney
bei
nggiveno thertha nf o
cusingone nsuri
ngt hatthe
offe
ndedr ec
e i
vesjus tice.
Lawyersa l
sof ac
et empt ings i
tuati
onswhe nt he
ircl
o s
e
rel
ative
s ,fri
endso rs ome o nethe
ys harego o
dr e
lati
onship
withist heaccuse d.Eve nwhe nal a
wye rknowst hat
,t ha
t
personisac riminalandha scl
ear
lyc o
mmi ttedthec ri
me,
theyf eelthenee dt oe ns uretha
tt heaccusedisno t
punishedjus tbec a
us et he yknowthea ccused,sothey
defendt hosepeo pl
ea ndt hoseoffendeda ttimesendup
l
o s
ingt hec a
sese venwhe ntheyaret el
li
ngt hetruth.
Thatcana
lsoputalawye
rintempt
ingsi
tua
tio
nt ha
t
mayle
adtosin.Whe
nal awye
rhasbeent
hre
atene
dno t
t
ota k
eo nac as
e,ortakeonthatca s
eb utensurehis
/her
c
li
entd o
esno tgetjus
ticeorcho
o sebetweenlif
ea nd
d
eath,thelawyerinmostcase
so ughttoc hoo
selif
ea nd
c
ommi tas i
nwhichtheydidnotwa ntduet ofearfor
t
heirl
ives.
Desi
retob uil
dahighr eput ati
oni salsoa na t
tempt i
ng
si
tuationt olawyer
swhi chc ouldleadt ot hemt osin.Some
l
awyerst endt odefendo b vi
ousc r
imina l
s,t a
keb r
iberi
es
andwint hec asesfortho sec r
iminalss othosecriminal
s
cont
inuet oc ommitc r
ime sknowingt hatt heyhaveago od
l
awyert od efendthem,s uchlawye r
sus ua l
lygainf a
me
forwinningc asesev
e nwhe nthe i
rcli
e ntsa r
eint hewrong
yettheB iblecal
lsforho ne s
tyo nemus td owhatisr i
ght.
Envyattimesma yputal awyerintotempt i
ngsituati
ons
thatmayl e
adtosin.Al awye rma yholdagrudgea gai
nst
ano f
fenderoradef e
nda ntandi nc a
seo fad ef
e nda
nt,
he,s
hema yma kead efendantt oloseac as
es oast o
rev
engea ndincas
ei tisa no ff
e nder
,he /
shecouldeven
cre
atefalsepro
ofa ndbringinf a l
sewitness
est oma ke
theoffenderl
oseac ase
.
Wo r
kingf o
rt hegovernme nta l
soc anputal awyerina
tempt i
ngs i
tuati
onwhi chc ane asil
yleadhim/hertosin.
Att i
me scertai
nlawspa ssedb yt hegovernmentv i
ol
ate
therightsofUga ndansa ndt heselawyersdefendthese
l
a wsyetv i
olati
ngther ightso ffe l
lo
whuma nsisas i
n
beforeGoda ndwho e
v erde f
end swr o
ngisas i
nnertoo.
Somelawyer
smaye ndupcommitti
ngs uici
deincas
ehe
l
osesacasewhenhe/sheha
sb e
ena l
rea
d ybeenbri
bedto
ensur
ethathisc
li
entwinsthecas
ed ues hameorfear
thatthosewhobri
bedhi
m ma ykil
lhim/he
rint hefuture
,
he/shemayc o
mmitsuici
dewhichisasinb e
f o
reGoda sin
2Sa muel17
:23whenAhit
hophelsa
wt hathisadvi
cehad
notb ee
nf o
ll
owedandsaddl
edhisdonke
y,s etouttohis
houseinhishometown,puthishouseinorderandthen
hangedhimsel
f.
Howeve
rthe
s etempt
ati
onsc
anb
eav
oid
edi
nint
he
fo
llo
wingways.
Alawyercanavoidthesetemptat
ionsthroughpr a
yer.
Pr
ayerisimporta
nti none´
slifebecaus
eGo dcanguide
yo
ut oma ketherightdeci
sio
nssuc hasho nest
yi ns
tead
fo
rc or
rupti
on,forgi
venes
sinsteadofe nv
ya sthebibl
e
di
scour
agese v
il
.
Alawyercanre
adt heb i
blesoastoove
rcomet emptat
ions
.
Theaspec
tsofGo d
´ sjusti
cecanbewelld
e r
ive
df ro
mt he
Bib
leandalawyerca napplyi
tinhispr
ofessi
on.
Alawyersho
uldknowhowtosel
ectsit
uati
onssoasto
av
oidtemptati
on.Whe
neverpos
sib
le,he/
shecana
v o
idany
s
ituati
onswhereyoukno
wyo uwil
lconfr
ontte
mptatio
n.
Alawye
rs houl
da ppl
ysituati
onmo di
fic
atio
ni nhi/
her
c
a r
eertoavoidtemptati
on.Ifhe /
shecannotcomplet
ely
avo
idas i
tuatio
nt hatma yi
nvolv
et e
mpt a
tion,heshoul
d
dowhateverhecant or
ed uc
et hepul
ltowardssin.
Medi
tati
onisalsogoodandhel
pstoavoi
dtempta
tionina
l
awyer´
slife
.Me di
tati
ngthewordofGodhel
psalawyerto
beconsc
iousofwha ti
srighta
ndwrongandena
blesthem
tohavesel
fc o
ntrol
.