[GourmetDan]

What I noticed on the radio this a.m. is that 'the church' is focused on forgiving Mary. As I said earlier in this thread, you can do about what you want as long as you stand up in front of the congregation and 'repent' (as defined above) you will be forgiven. This confirms the perspective that I had presented earlier.

The result of this practice is that serious issues (like Mary obviously had) go unrecognized and unaddressed while everyone testifies to 'what a wonderful family' they were.

These people must be blind because things like this do not happen in a vacuum. Unfortunately, the Western Church has become so feminized that it is unacceptable to confront and address sin in the body. This murder is evidence of that weakness.

[jkl1122]

If the members of that congregation are able to forgive Mary, then they have done what God has asked us to do. The only way Mary can be forgiven her sins is to confess them to God and have a truly repentant heart. Then God has said he will forgive the sins of one of His children if they do that.

[beckysueb]

You made some very good points.