On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 6:33:21 AM UTC-5, Quadibloc wrote:
On Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 4:43:31 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Monday, January 21, 2019 at 8:55:32 PM UTC-5, Davoud wrote:
Ninapenda Jibini:

Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.

Now *that* is some twisted ****!

You need a refresher course on the difference between a crime and a sin, Davoid.

Robbery and murder *are* immoral. The meaning of the word "moral" has become
distorted by our present society so that people often use it exclusively in
reference to sexual morality.

According to Scripture, Jesus forgives those who have sinned. It doesn't
restrict this to one particular _kind_ of sin. Thus, violation of the
Commandments "Thou shalt not kill" and "Thou shalt not steal" is included in the
domain of sin.

To say, therefore, that Jesus doesn't forgive criminals is to contradict Holy
Writ.

If you see some truth in his .sig, though, you are not entirely wrong. It's just
that it isn't quite worded right.

Jesus forgives sinners, and He forgives all sins, including those that are
crimes.

However, it is _not_ claimed by Scripture that Jesus *pardons* criminals.

And then, of course, there is the whole question of the limitations of Earthly
justice as opposed to Heavenly justice; for we cannot search the heart for
sincere repentance, among other things.

John Savard

The statement at the top is a half-truth. It would imply that if a sin has been made a crime, Jesus would not forgive one for it.

To call the statement "twisted ****" is also wrong.

There are some actions that while technically "crimes" are not sins, are not immoral, and for which forgiveness by Jesus would not be sought.