Someone puts a gun to his head and tells him to do something illegal and horrifying while the cameras are recording.
Celebrity chooses to live and follows the instructions
Does #3 somehow preclude this person from hearing the gospel and responding to the gospel? No, as far as I understand what the Bible teaches, the person’s past sins don’t disqualify them from what Jesus did. There’s a really important personal lesson here that we are tempted to say, “I’m not as bad as that.” Or “I was never that bad.” The truth is that I sinned. Im no better than anyone else and have no hope apart from God’s grace in Jesus.
This thread and forum see a lot of cries for justice and that the law should be upheld. From a Christian standpoint, it is important to distinguish concepts of salvation, Christ’s forgiveness, our forgiveness toward others, individual retaliation, God’s justice, and a government upholding justice. That is to name some nearby concepts. The Bible has a lot to say on those things so we should take care and recognize the nuance.
Let’s establish this hypothetical:
Does #3 somehow preclude this person from hearing the gospel and responding to the gospel? No, as far as I understand what the Bible teaches, the person’s past sins don’t disqualify them from what Jesus did. There’s a really important personal lesson here that we are tempted to say, “I’m not as bad as that.” Or “I was never that bad.” The truth is that I sinned. Im no better than anyone else and have no hope apart from God’s grace in Jesus.
This thread and forum see a lot of cries for justice and that the law should be upheld. From a Christian standpoint, it is important to distinguish concepts of salvation, Christ’s forgiveness, our forgiveness toward others, individual retaliation, God’s justice, and a government upholding justice. That is to name some nearby concepts. The Bible has a lot to say on those things so we should take care and recognize the nuance.
I do like this post. Thanks for your input!
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