If there could be any good from all of this listen up you who proclaim to be Christians. As Christians we are called to forgive in even the most difficult situations, if the victims families can forgive so quickly it reveals to me that they have a good grasp on what Christianity really is (unlike most people today). Too often today we get the watered down messages and feel good sermons. When the rubber meets the road and we are faced with hardships our true beliefs will show. Shortly after I became one of the redeemed, one whose name was written in the lambs book of life, I began to prepare myself for the greatest hardship I might ever face, the loss of my daughter or my wife, to something similar to the way this guy murdered those people. I knew that if I could trust in God at a time like that there was nothing that I could not overcome with the help of the Lord.baldeagle wrote:I am stunned by the graciousness of the families of the victims in Charleston. They are better Christians than I am.
Christianity has no greater enemy than those that go around claiming to be Christians but live like the lost. Christianity is more than going to church once a week - Christianity is an entirely new way of living with the goal to serve Him. Look up what servant is in scripture, look up the Greek word "doulos" and see how Paul, James, Christ and others described themselves as servants to God. Once you understand that you will see what we are called to be and how someone can forgive in such a heart breaking situation. I applaud them for being what we are called to be and pray that I could do the same in a similar situation. I will end with one of my favorite quotes:
"Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me....That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave." - Stonewall Jackson