Saturday, October 01, 2005
There were a few of us watching Law and Order:SVU tonight and Matthew brought up the question: What do you say to someone who's not a Christian who's asking about a person who rapes/murders/etc people and then becomes a Christian pretty much right away? We all got distracted pretty quickly and didn't discuss this at all, but it really stuck with me. This is something I have contemplated before and I have some idea, but I would like to hear what you think.
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Well, to toss my hat into the ring, there's nothing that you can really say to that person except talking about the difference between consequences and forgiveness.
The person that does the raping/murdering, whatever, should still be brought to justice; that's the consequences of their actions.
However, that person, because they have become a Christian, is forgiven in the sight of God, if they are really sincere. To God, it is as if it had never happened, although consequences will still follow.
Likely, the non-Christian will not be able to understand all of this...
...but that's what's so amazing about grace...
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