The Bible says that even thinking hateful thoughts is equal to murder - or lustful thoughts are equal to adultery.
Slave morality. That is terrible justice. Imagine living in a country where laws were administered like that. What a terrible nightmare of a government that would be, and yet, if the almighty and wisest beyond comprehension can't seem to differentiate between looking at Jane's ass and raping a child then your God is no God.
I want to see you forgive someone and turn the other cheek if, God forbid, something like that ever happens to your loved ones. Then all your religion and philosophy and morals will go out of the window.
My intent is not forgive criminals but to hurry them along to final judgement, hopefully by a God that has sensibilities and does not forgive those horrendous acts of violence against the innocent. I leave the pious and impractical pulpit preaching to you folks.
I hear what you're saying. I've been tested with my own really difficult thing to forgive, just over a year ago now - and I'm still dealing with that.
It's a walk - understanding my own emotions and the difference between righteous anger, which we can definitely have (according to the Bible) - and a desire for Vengeance.
Understanding that according to the Bible "Vengeance is the Lord's" - I have to walk towards the goal of - literally giving my desire for Vengeance - over to the Lord.
And this is also a huge test of what Forgiveness is - in this huge test of Forgiveness, I was able to understand better - the monumental amount of Grace God has given us - for killing Jesus, His perfect son.
Imagine having your perfect son, killed the way Jesus was. Can you imagine how angry you would be?
Now can you also imagine how much you would have to love someone to allow that to happen to your son - because your son was the only way those people (you and me) - could be with God in Heaven when we die?
It's a wild story! These are huge big things.
You illustrate very well the difficulty in these things for us to be able to do ourselves - which is why we bow to God and recognize why we Needed Jesus' sacrifice.
Imagine having your perfect son, killed the way Jesus was. Can you imagine how angry you would be?
Now can you also imagine how much you would have to love someone to allow that to happen to your son - because your son was the only way those people (you and me) - could be with God in Heaven when we die?
I will dwell on this thought and see if I come with any other conclusion than the one immediately obvious to me.
Slave morality. That is terrible justice. Imagine living in a country where laws were administered like that. What a terrible nightmare of a government that would be, and yet, if the almighty and wisest beyond comprehension can't seem to differentiate between looking at Jane's ass and raping a child then your God is no God.
I want to see you forgive someone and turn the other cheek if, God forbid, something like that ever happens to your loved ones. Then all your religion and philosophy and morals will go out of the window.
My intent is not forgive criminals but to hurry them along to final judgement, hopefully by a God that has sensibilities and does not forgive those horrendous acts of violence against the innocent. I leave the pious and impractical pulpit preaching to you folks.
I hear what you're saying. I've been tested with my own really difficult thing to forgive, just over a year ago now - and I'm still dealing with that.
It's a walk - understanding my own emotions and the difference between righteous anger, which we can definitely have (according to the Bible) - and a desire for Vengeance.
Understanding that according to the Bible "Vengeance is the Lord's" - I have to walk towards the goal of - literally giving my desire for Vengeance - over to the Lord.
And this is also a huge test of what Forgiveness is - in this huge test of Forgiveness, I was able to understand better - the monumental amount of Grace God has given us - for killing Jesus, His perfect son.
Imagine having your perfect son, killed the way Jesus was. Can you imagine how angry you would be?
Now can you also imagine how much you would have to love someone to allow that to happen to your son - because your son was the only way those people (you and me) - could be with God in Heaven when we die?
It's a wild story! These are huge big things.
You illustrate very well the difficulty in these things for us to be able to do ourselves - which is why we bow to God and recognize why we Needed Jesus' sacrifice.
I will dwell on this thought and see if I come with any other conclusion than the one immediately obvious to me.