[GOP_Proud]

< God knows what is in a persons heart and what they really believe and in the end, that's all that matters.

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You can't support that biblically you know. It's a nice thought though.

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If it wasn't such a serious subject, I would LOL. I'm so sorry that you don't seem to know that the act of forgiveness is indeed included in the Holy Bible.

[kjam22]

I understand what you're saying. And someday people will be making the argument about the mark. They'll be saying, go ahead take it, God really knows your heart, it doesn't matter what you say, you need to eat, your family needs to eat, God wants you to live, God knows what you REALLY believe, it's okay, go ahead and take it.

[Don Joe]

I'm so sorry that you don't seem to know that the act of forgiveness is indeed included in the Holy Bible.

It's not about "forgiveness" -- it's about, "If you deny me, I will deny you on the day of redemption" (or words to that effect. I'm exhausted, not feeling very well, and I've captured the gist of it above.)

[pillut48]

Agreed! Bible=God's Forgiveness displayed time and time again.
(Thank you, Jesus! :*)

In the Old Testament is the story of either a general or leader who loved the true God, but his job was to escort the king at the time to the pagan temple so the king could worship idols--I remember the held the king's arm and as part of his job he had to bow/kneel before the idol as well--he asked a prophet if God would forgive him, and he was told, YES. I'm trying to locate the specific passage to quote.

I know without a doubt that if Steve and Olaf were forced to comply with the terrorists' demands to 'convert', and they truly did not, that God *will* indeed forgive them for doing what they did.