It's not like Jesus is keeping track of how often this hypothetical molester relapses though. As long as he gets back on the horse, so to speak, and knuckles down and tries to keep his hands off of, and dick out of the kid, he's Saved.
Physically separating the offender from his potential (future) victim, like arrest, trial, and lengthy incarceration would accomplish, is merely a series of actions, and as such, all those actions would garner no merit at the judgment. It comes down to accepting Jesus, not actions. And there's no small print, terms and/or conditions, or even asterisks on the offer.
Physically separating the offender from his potential (future) victim, like arrest, trial, and lengthy incarceration would accomplish, is merely a series of actions, and as such, all those actions would garner no merit at the judgment. It comes down to accepting Jesus, not actions. And there's no small print, terms and/or conditions, or even asterisks on the offer.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.