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I think you laid a very good explanation of one of the essences of the Gospel here, the forgiveness from God, so essentially the true message of Christianity.
by arkey 3y ago
I think you laid a very good explanation of one of the essences of the Gospel here, the forgiveness from God, so essentially the true message of Christianity.
Real repentance only comes through God:
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Sadly you are right, for many reasons this is not necessarily widely understood by everyone that nominally identifies as a Christian.
- prometheus76 3y agoI think the other essential part of Christianity is then extending that same forgiveness and mercy to those around us. Even our enemies. This is the especially unpopular aspect of Christianity, even within Christianity.
- NateEag 3y agoagreed. Though with the important caveats that _forgiveness_ is not identical to _reconciliation_, and that extending mercy to the unrepentant is dangerous and borderline incoherent ("I assure you, he will by no means get out of there before he has paid the last penny"). I've seen those concepts misunderstood, missed, or forgotten far too often in Christian circles.