Posted on 07/25/2008 7:09:47 PM PDT by Pyro7480
Amen! Praise God that they are Christians. They have assurance of Salvation, and know they will be with their daughter again.
Sorry. Their daughter died a horrible and painful death as I can imagine. There is no way I would forgive the monster who did this.
They are better Christians than me. It would take everything in my power not to resort to simple Mosaic retribution.
They are better humans than me. I’d want to slice the scum into tiny little pieces very slowly.
To me, this makes just as much sense an an honor killing.
Her daughter was killed 9 days ago and she’s already forgiven her killer??? Chilling. I hate quick forgiveness. It’s mindless and cheap.
I can’t wait for this freaking nightmare to be over.
It’s harder to forgive your enemies than to hate them, but this is what we Christians believe God commands. Note that forgiveness doesn’t mean the relationship is restored or crimes remain unpunished.
Have to agree there. Hardly enough time to process what has happened.
And forgiveness can not cancel out punishment for the criminal.
They can forgive her for taking their daughter from them, (although it would take me decades, if ever), but they cannot forgive her crime. Their daughter is the victim; she is the only one with the right to forgive the crime. And she's dead.
To forgive the murderer of your child within a few days of her death is sick. These people are sick.
Welcome to LBJs Great Society.
I assumed they were liberals
There is no god.
Forgiveness is a choice, not a feeling. These poor parents will feel anger, rage, and all types of emotion, I am sure. However, when someone makes a conscious choice to forgive their enemies, they are making the right choice. It isn’t about excusing what was done or saying that their daughter wasn’t important enough; rather, it is about choosing not to let bitterness, which is the weed of Satan, from growing up and choking life away from you. If you can’t understand this, I doubt it can be explained to you but maybe you will understand, one day.
Sometimes it is tempting to think that, isn't it? Trust me on this one FRiend, there is.
“But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.” (Mark 11:26)
Thank you for explaining this. I wanted to try but I think you did better than I could have. I applaud them for being able to do as God expects. No, it does not mean that they will not grieve, and all that that entails. It can be a very hard thing to do, forgive those that hurt you. But as you say, the alternative is to allow the seeds of bitterness and hate and the desire to hurt back to fester inside. Forgiveness does not mean lack of consequenses.
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