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To: sitetest

In the story of the prodigal did the father wait till the son came crawling back on his hands and knees?
NO. “And when the son was still a long way off the father came running.

I hope others reading this know that even the worst ab ortionist in history can and will be forgiven if they just ask with an authentic heart. Mercy and forgiveness is a gift you must accept by just asking for it.

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Please do not take sitetests pharisitical view as the view of Gods love.


86 posted on 01/18/2009 11:04:31 PM PST by Walkingfeather
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To: Walkingfeather
Dear Walkingfeather,

In the story of the prodigal son, though, the father did not come out to greet the son until the son had already repented of his sins against the father, and was well on his way back to the father's estate. The son had literally turned himself around, turned away from his sins, and had already traveled nearly all the way back to his father.

In that the creature Kmiec appears still be wallowing in his debauchery, your use of the parable as analogy fails to make your point utterly and makes mine rather neatly. Thank you very much. Certainly, we will all rejoice should Kmiec repent of his crimes.

Even still, God's love certainly reaches out to the creature Kmiec as he wallows in the mire of his murdering sins. When one of us prays for him (and I have specifically prayed for the creature Kmiec that he should repent and be saved), is that not in some way joined to God's love calling this abject sinner home?

Nonetheless, until he repents, the creature Kmiec is an unrepentant criminal, and we ought to say so forthrightly.

“I hope others reading this know that even the worst ab ortionist in history can and will be forgiven if they just ask with an authentic heart.”

Certainly! And we rejoice when this happens!

But the one still mired in the crime of abortion, like the creature Kmiec, brings no joy, and there is no reason that such a one should bring joy.

As well, in the case of the creature Kmiec, unlike most abortionists, the creature Kmiec has heard the Gospel and now has turned away from God. The creature Kmiec is now an apostate, which is a far worse state than one who had never known the Gospel to begin with. In part, his crimes are more vile due to his apostasy.

Sadly, the way back for a criminal like Kmiec will be far harder than it was even for someone like Dr. Bernard Nathanson, the notorious father of abortion, mass murderer, who turned away from the crime of abortion, sought forgiveness for his crimes, and became a devout Catholic.

“Please do not take sitetests pharisitical view as the view of Gods love.”

ROTFLMAO!! Oh dear me. For the “crime” of truthfully calling out the creature Kmiec for conspiring to elect the most baby-murdering president in history, I'm a pharisee. What, then, are you for calling me a pharisee?

How rich.


sitetest

87 posted on 01/19/2009 6:02:19 AM PST by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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