forgiveness, to me is as others have amply stated, freely given by the giver alone and in no way be construed as an order to "do so or else" by any higher power god or man included...
a gift is given out of heart, not coercion
my interpretation of the 7 X 70 is what jesus said was "his standard" to follow, and freely his choice
and if any followed that option was ok and any that did't was equally ok. his salvation of my soul is not dependant upon the "numbers" i produce or the ones i reach out to. it is my personal relation with him
and how i decide to live the life i was given that counts.
if i want to, if i decide to, i will forgive and move on in life's harmony
i will not be told to do so because so and so said to do it
if my choice is not to forgive, then i will choose and still move on in life's harmony
in the end i will stand before the almighty, alone
to answer for the things i did right and the things i did wrong
and when the final score is tallied, my wrongs will far out-distance my rights
after all, as a human i was born dead and full of sin
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Linda Z
I understand ya better now, Mo. And I agree.
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forgiveness, to me is as others have amply stated, freely given by the giver alone and in no way be construed as an order to "do so or else" by any higher power god or man included...
a gift is given out of heart, not coercion
my interpretation of the 7 X 70 is what jesus said was "his standard" to follow, and freely his choice
and if any followed that option was ok and any that did't was equally ok. his salvation of my soul is not dependant upon the "numbers" i produce or the ones i reach out to. it is my personal relation with him
and how i decide to live the life i was given that counts.
if i want to, if i decide to, i will forgive and move on in life's harmony
i will not be told to do so because so and so said to do it
if my choice is not to forgive, then i will choose and still move on in life's harmony
in the end i will stand before the almighty, alone
to answer for the things i did right and the things i did wrong
and when the final score is tallied, my wrongs will far out-distance my rights
after all, as a human i was born dead and full of sin
then it is up to god and his choice
maybe that's why he sent a saviour
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Sushi
Yeah, in the evil secular world, it's known as damage control.
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Sushi
oops, double post.
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SafariVista
Huh... interesting... now that you made that clear, I think you owe me a pair of nice running shoes
(Ya know... funny things happen when you give out your personal information, like a phone number in Chat)
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