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1 | Forgiveness of What? | Acts 13:38 | Sir Pent | 23555 | ||
Clarification .................................. You also said that "sin does have its consequences", and then went on to talk about how after forgiveness we should no longer be angry with a person. I agree regarding the anger, however, what are the consequences that you speak of? For instance, if you owned a bank, and a forgiven, formerly convicted thief applied for a job, would you hire them. Yes you should not harbor anger towards them, but do you treat them as if it never happened? What about a child molester who turned their life over to Jesus in prison? Would you let them be your son's Boy Scout Leader? |
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2 | Forgiveness of What? | Acts 13:38 | Brian.g | 23609 | ||
Sir Pent Throughout the New Testament, Jesus tells us that our sins can be forgiven and He teaches us how. In Acts 7, 22 and 26: we see this forgiveness in action. In Acts, we get a glimpse of the extreme cruelty, which Saul inflicted upon the Christians - this includes his participation in the death of Stephen, pulling men and women from their homes, with the purpose of putting them to death for their belief in Jesus. And yet, God gave Paul immediate and absolute forgiveness– with no permanent or lasting punishment. What other act, could another man do, which would be worse than what Saul did. We know God is capable of this immediate and complete forgiveness. The clarification point you brought up - child molester as a Boy Scout Leader, thief working in a bank, etc is now addressing a second question - what are the limitations of man. Man cannot see into another mans heart, as God can. As a result, man and society will weigh the risks - and will caution on the side of safety. If I could see into the heart of a murderer the way God saw Pauls heart, would I let that murderer spend time alone with my children - I would let Paul spend time alone with my children. But, I am only a man. Brian |
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3 | Forgiveness of What? | Acts 13:38 | Hank | 24224 | ||
Brian, if we could turn back the clock and place ourselves in Paul's time and place, I think it fair to assume that we would find scoffers at the genuineness of Paul's conversion, especially among those who comprised his goon squad whom he led in persecution of Christians. Perhaps there was a group of ancient psychologists and behaviorial scientists who looked askance at his changed life and called it temporary at best, or more likely, simply a fake and a fraud. There are those "experts" today who will tell us that sexual perversion is caused by a defective gene and thus cannot be changed. They will say that those who murder, steal, or lie are not accountable for their deeds because they are merely victims of a corrupt society. There are those who recognize no such reality as sin, no such act as forgiveness, and no such being as a Savior. In our time, the predominant worldview is pragmatism; the answer to our problems is to be found within ourselves; our dream of utopia can be realized only by improving social conditions. God plays little or no part in this scheme. --Hank | ||||||