Posted on 04/30/2006 10:19:15 AM PDT by jmc1969
"So contrary to what you or another poster said, asking for forgiveness is not a prerequisite to be forgiven but a consequence."
We haven't defined our terms well enough yet to know that we are talking about the same thing (and I suspect we are not), but yes, you could look at it that way.
However, Mr. Berg is not the Sovereign Lord of the Universe and the murderer, as far as we know, has not converted to Christianity and therefore has not been justified by faith in Christ but is still in his sins. So, what is the ultimate effect of Mr. Berg forgiving the murderer? Does it restore Mr. Berg's fellowship with the murderer? (Matt 18:15) Does it mean Christ forgives the murderer too? When one man, who is not the Lord of the universe, forgives another man who will not repent but believes his murdering ways serve God, what does it mean?
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