RE: Christians forgive themselves
November 4, 2013 at 3:53 am
(This post was last modified: November 4, 2013 at 3:53 am by Bob Kelso.)
I remember having a number of conversations with pastors and youth leaders about forgiveness of others and forgiveness of god... I generally got the answer that gods forgiveness is ultimately more important than that of your fellow man and as long as he forgives you then it's all gravy.
In other words, oh you punched Billy in the face? Tell god about it and ask for his forgiveness. Oh? Billy? Nah fuck Billy, he's fine.
Sure, there are probably a good majority of Christians that know you should talk to the injured party and ask forgiveness. In my experience there are just as many who are willing to use "god's forgiveness" as a cop-out to extricate themselves from the situation and onto their seat of piety that just so happens to be looking down on those around them.
Not a strawman mind you, this is what I have observed from my 20+ years as a Christian myself from the Christians around me. Thankfully I'm no longer a part of such bullshit.
In other words, oh you punched Billy in the face? Tell god about it and ask for his forgiveness. Oh? Billy? Nah fuck Billy, he's fine.
Sure, there are probably a good majority of Christians that know you should talk to the injured party and ask forgiveness. In my experience there are just as many who are willing to use "god's forgiveness" as a cop-out to extricate themselves from the situation and onto their seat of piety that just so happens to be looking down on those around them.
Not a strawman mind you, this is what I have observed from my 20+ years as a Christian myself from the Christians around me. Thankfully I'm no longer a part of such bullshit.
