Comments on: http://writeaboutnow.christianstandard.com/2006/09/08/41/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:18:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Philippa http://writeaboutnow.christianstandard.com/2006/09/08/41/#comment-46 Philippa Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:13:00 +0000 http://writeaboutnowjt.wordpress.com/2006/09/08/41/#comment-46 <i>Jesus hung on the cross and took the punishment for David Carroll burning a three year-old's body in a park. </i><br/><br/>Yes, I believe that. But if David Carroll doesn’t avail himself of that forgiveness, it will not be the love of Jesus he experiences on judgement day.<br/><br/>Every time I’m tempted to consider universalism, stories like this one pull me up short. There <b>is</b> divine justice, and it <b>will</b> be served – if not at Calvary, then at the judgement.<br/><br/>I can’t get the images out of my mind. Three adults tying up a helpless three-year-old and leaving him to die of thirst and heat exhaustion. How can people be so atrociously cruel? :( It angers me so much.<br/><br/><i>But whether or not they ever find and understand and accept God's grace--how amazing to serve a God who went to such lengths just to offer it.</i><br/><br/>Yes. Jesus said of those who crucified Him, ‘Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they’re doing.’ I can’t make any more comment on their eternal destiny than that. Jesus hung on the cross and took the punishment for David Carroll burning a three year-old’s body in a park.

Yes, I believe that. But if David Carroll doesn’t avail himself of that forgiveness, it will not be the love of Jesus he experiences on judgement day.

Every time I’m tempted to consider universalism, stories like this one pull me up short. There is divine justice, and it will be served – if not at Calvary, then at the judgement.

I can’t get the images out of my mind. Three adults tying up a helpless three-year-old and leaving him to die of thirst and heat exhaustion. How can people be so atrociously cruel? :( It angers me so much.

But whether or not they ever find and understand and accept God’s grace–how amazing to serve a God who went to such lengths just to offer it.

Yes. Jesus said of those who crucified Him, ‘Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they’re doing.’ I can’t make any more comment on their eternal destiny than that.

]]> By: Anonymous http://writeaboutnow.christianstandard.com/2006/09/08/41/#comment-45 Anonymous Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:36:00 +0000 http://writeaboutnowjt.wordpress.com/2006/09/08/41/#comment-45 I think that Marcus's death was a homicide, but I'm not sure that it was a murder, legally speaking. The faith-based foster care placement agency, Lifeway for Youth, may share some of the blame. There is coverage of the story at www.girlontheright.com; see the September 1 post. I think that Marcus’s death was a homicide, but I’m not sure that it was a murder, legally speaking. The faith-based foster care placement agency, Lifeway for Youth, may share some of the blame. There is coverage of the story at http://www.girlontheright.com; see the September 1 post.

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