awful for forgiveness? Sometimes its the pointlessness of it. If we forgive monsters it is feared we will shrink their horror. Forgiveness may reduce them so a tolerant society begins to swallow and digest evil. Forgiving monsters blurs over suffering & death. Cultivates sensitivity toward the murderer at the price of sensitivity toward the victim.This puts it precisely where it belongs at the bar of honesty with those who suffer. Forgiving doesnt reduce evil. There is no real forgiving unless there is first relentless exposure, honest judgement. When we forgive evil we do not excuse it we do not tolerate it or smother it. We look evil in the face call it what it is & let its horror shock, stun & enrage us. Only then do we forgive it. If we say that monsters are beyond forgiving we give them power to sentence victims to a lifetime of unhealed pain. The truth is that ordinary ppl do extrodinary evil. We need to judge them. Then forgive them, if we can, in order to be healed. ~)~
2007-04-18 20:51:06 · 8 answers · asked by gigiemilu 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Lets get to one thing at a time you said, first "God [The Father] "SO" loved monsters that He gave [Jesus the second member of The Godhead gave Himself] that WHOSOEVER, [even you and me] should BE-LIVE in Him should not perish but have everlasting life John 3:16 the sins that we count as small took the life just as sure as did those "monsters" out there in The Bible Jesus has something to say about forgiveness you MUST read Matthew 6:12 and forgive us our debts [sin is the ONLY debt Jesus paid for] "AS" we forgive others, God uses our measuring stick, also in verses 14-15 God says we must forgive trespasses which is sins done TO YOU and me on purpose, our forgiving others is a must "IF" we are to be forgiven, you can not hate someone that Christ said "father forgive them they know not what they do" and still be in Christ kingdom, luke 23:24, also about anger Eph. 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
4:27 Neither give place to the devil.
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2007-04-18 21:04:22 · answer #1 · answered by wgr88 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A divine concept is that if one of us are cursed, then all of us are cursed.
While this might seem a horrible concept to those who happily curse and condemn, especially in the face of terrible evil, it also reveals the key to divine compassion and wisdom.
This was the true message of Jesus. It does not condone evil, it does not excuse evil, it however expresses the cost when evil begets evil.
Our problem is not simply dealing with evil acts, but the perpetuation of evil- of people in powerful positions pretending to be good, but secretly immersed in the blood of innocent men, women and children.
The divine gives us a way out of this seemingly impossible loop- it is the belief that each and every person has the right to enter a united heaven. That if you believe in hell, you believe that war still exists in heaven.
That it is our duty and our capacity to state once and for all and end to this war through one simple act- the act of forgiveness that Jesus taught us.
This is the essence of the constitution of One Heaven
see:
http://one-heaven.org
2007-04-18 20:53:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
While it is true that most of us would not do some of the 'monstrous' things that others do. Sin is sin in the eye sight of God. We all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. And it is only by God's grace that we are not on that side. The Word of God says that we should judge not lest we be judged. Yet it does say that we are to forgive. Forgiveness is not forgetting. Sometimes it would behoove of us not to forget all mishap directed towards us. I always say that those of us who don't learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. May God Bless U.
2007-04-18 21:00:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but I respectfully disagree. Some things are beyond forgiveness, and the monsters who perpetrate them should be destroyed. THEN, in safety, the healing begins.
2007-04-18 20:56:57 · answer #4 · answered by Alice K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
forgiving is easier after they're dead, smarter too, then they can't hurt anybody anymore--and saying "dare to dream of" makes these crimes sound like good things that we should all want to do
2007-04-18 20:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that true judging is left to the afterlife.
2007-04-18 20:54:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Very beautiful!
Thank you!
2007-04-18 20:57:38 · answer #7 · answered by Gifted 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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ok now what is the question???
2007-04-18 20:53:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋