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To: Lurker

I agree.


41 posted on 04/04/2015 11:11:01 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww

Thank you for getting it. Forgiveness, in the Christian ideal, is not some penny candy to be handed out to make yourself feel good no matter what wrong you’ve suffered. Doing so cheapens it.

If one does that the sinner suffers no consequence for his acts. He’s free to continue to sin against others freely in their minds. “I can molest the rest of his kids because he will forgive me no matter what I do.”

That’s not being a Christian, that’s helping to create monsters.

True forgiveness must be earned by asking for it and then truly repenting of your evil deeds. Only then can true Christian forgiveness be offered. And that, my friend, is a gift beyond any earthly price.

Happy Easter.


43 posted on 04/04/2015 11:20:22 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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