I am continually amazed at the “Christians” who seem to think Christ’s sacrifice is inadequate to cover a sin we find particularly horrifying. Assuming repentance and acceptance of Jesus as his savior, of course.
I agree with the horror, but the validity of His sacrifice is simply not affected by the number or severity of our crimes or sins.
Luckily.
The recognition that this child molester is as eligible for salvation as anyone else does not change the fact that he is still on the hook for secular punishment for the crimes he has committed.
We're in total agreement.
There's this, too: #112
I believe, too, in the existence of a painful purification process by which a serious sinner --- who is repentant --- can redress the scales of justice.
And these are, to me, some of the toughest words in the Bible:
Matthew 5:26
Truly I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.