Would you still feel angry towards him??? What would you do? Discussion question in English class today.
2007-11-13 13:11:09 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Whether or not the person became religious in any way wouldn't make much of a difference. However, if I got the impression that the person was really sorry for what he did, I might be able to set aside some of my anger. Though, I would probably still feel some animosity.
Then again, this has yet to happen, so it's hard to tell how I might react. It's just that I tend to have respect for people who can admit that they were wrong and take the necessary steps to correct it. Still yet, this would be a pretty big thing to forgive. A very big thing, indeed.
2007-11-13 13:17:04 · answer #1 · answered by I'm Still Here 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No I wouldn't because it's not good to hold grudges against people. He served his time and probably while he was there, he repented and decided to live for God. What more can you ask for? All you can really do is get rid of your anger towards him by forgiving him and moving on with your life, but that doesn't mean you have to avoid him, just love him and keep him encouraged.Think about it this way: If you were the one who killed his mother, would you want him to forgive you instead being angry at you?
2007-11-13 13:25:08 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Ms. Allison♥ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Those who are of Christ know the answer to your question. I will tell you a story about a believer who's son was murdered.
The man was on a talk show and the man who killed his son was on close circuit tv on the show.
The Father asked the man why he felt he had to take his son's life? The man for no reason at all killed this man's son.
All the murderer could say was he did not know.
The Father went on to tell this killer that he was a christian and that he forgave him for taking the life of his son. He told him that he loved him.
The killer began to cry.
The father then went on to say this which blew the myself and the audience away. He told him that since he took his son away from him, that he had to take his place. He told him he expected him to treat him with the respect of a son to his father.
The man in prison told him he was sorry for doing what he did and knows he cannot fill the void left by the death of his son, but he would try.
This is what being a believer in Jesus Christ is all about.
He who forgives will be forgiven.
2007-11-13 13:24:14 · answer #3 · answered by heiscomingintheclouds 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He still killed my mother. I wont care that he claimed Christianity when he got out. I would feel no less angry. In actual fact, I would probably feel more angry as he'll probably blame the murder on his "past life".
2007-11-13 13:36:18 · answer #4 · answered by Elvendra 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is possible to be angry with someone and still realize that forgiveness for his behavior is actually God's decision and not ours. In a sense, it is our own willingness to give this up to God's will is forgiveness. We can be angry and recognize that we need to begin a journey of healing. I think that anger itself is not a sin. Failure to work toward healing that wound may be wrong.
2007-11-13 13:43:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was a discussion in a PUBLIC SCHOOL English class? This is a question of morals. What does this have to do with English? I think your teacher should be fired!
2007-11-13 13:20:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't want to hear about it. I wouldn't want to hear how sorry someone is who believes that being sorry will get them some reward in the end. I would probably want to talk to the person while they were in prison. I would want to know why they felt killing her was necessary. If she did them a perceived wrong and the only way they could pay her back was killing her, fine. If it got them off, fine. If she got in the way and was expendable, fine. I would want to know why. And then they need never speak to me again, especially to tell me sorry. In the end, I won't be their judge so what do I care about their sorry.
2007-11-13 13:19:53 · answer #7 · answered by wyrdrose 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It would be a great challenge for sure. Being angry at the person won't bring my mother back. It will only burn me up inside. Forgiving the person would be far more productive to myself.
I'll let God deal with the person. If there was no forgiveness in the world, we'd be savages motivated by revenge rather than justice and harmony.
2007-11-13 13:18:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well, Christ told us to pray 'forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those against us'. Note the word 'AS'. How can we presume that God would forgive us for all of our faults and wretchedness if we don't forgive others.
Now, this is what we are called to do as Christians, and it's not dependent on the other person converting.
Is it hard? YES. Is it do-able? YES. Would I be able to do it? With God's grace - yes. On my own, I doubt it.
In terms of the murderer claiming Christianity, I might be skeptical, but that doesn't absolve me of the requirement to forgive, or work towards forgiving.
~ Devout Catholic
2007-11-13 14:50:59 · answer #9 · answered by SigGirl 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I feel no anger or resentment towards the man who killed my uncle, although I have no idea what happened to him as I was too young to follow the case when it happened. I would hope he did really become a Christian. With the exception of perhaps Hitler or Stalin, there really is no one that I would actually like to see go to Hell.
2007-11-13 13:18:51 · answer #10 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋