One hardly knows what repentance and healing means. The Germans payed all kinds of reparations. To this day they blame themselves in a way that the russsians never did nor the chinese or the cambodians. their self condemnation is so great that they’re even willing to will themselves away as a people. its sad.
Well that’s where forgiveness comes in...Including forgiving self...
But to be honest...I’ve heard the opposite for being true: that it’s not that Germans are self-loathing, but that lingering spirits of hate , Darwinism, and racial supremacy haven’t been fully purged.
Also, I have a nuanced view of the refugee crisis because for all the Muslim horror stories you hear, there are also testimonies of redemptions, conversions of Muslims to Christ, and meaningful relationships made. (Now please don’t mince my words: I am NOT saying Merkel made the right decision, only that God can work through all kinds of sticky situations.)
And i’m of the view that Europe’s problems have to do with too LITTLE repentance, not “too much.”
Muslims and Anti-Semitic Westerners have much in common in terms of their shared hatred for the Jewish people...
And as I’ve also said elsewhere; not letting Israeli govt off the hook either. Everybody has to acknowledge their fallenness or hardness of heart...People need to forgive to move forward.
Germany didn’t pay reparations to Poland, the most affected country.