An answer to my grandsons question.
Papa I wanna ask you how can you forgive a guy that goes
into a classroom and shoot kids N his mom . Then kills himself and gets the
easy way out . However facing god for the grief of families and the sins he has
committed? For me personally I .." hate him " and I don't hate . Is
it ok to hate someone who did that . Should I still feel angered ? And want to
have guns now to protect myself ? Should I think like that ?
Matt Blackburn
Grandson it
is never ok to hate anyone Jesus taught us to love everyone even our enemies.
It is alright however to hate the sins committed and the evil that tempted them
to happen. We can forgive them in the same Spirit of Jesus that lives within us
that same spirit that spoke from His lips while His last human breath left His
body. You see it wasn’t the cross he was nailed to that killed Him it was evil
and wicked men that tortured Him crucified Him. Their murder weapons were nails
driven through His flesh a spear piercing His side allowing His pure innocent
blood to flow from His body. He gave up His life in this world speaking these
last words:
Father,
forgive them.
Luke
23:33-35
King James Version (KJV)
33 And when they were come to the place, which is called
Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand,
and the other on the left.
34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not
what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
The Bible tells us that it is
alright to be angry but not to let anger cause us to sin.
Be
ye angry, and sin not: let not the
sun go down upon your wrath:
As far as your question about guns,
guns were invented to allow us a means for protection from foreign and internal
enemies that would attack us and place us and our family’s lives and possessions
at risk. The reason for having them is to keep thiefs, robbers and killers from
taking what is rightfully ours from us by force. And our constitution allows us
the right as American citizens to own them and use them in protecting ourselves
from a government of tyrants and dictators if they should gain power over our
political offices and begin to take away our freedoms and oppress our peoples.
But however guns are just like any of
the other inventions that we have and use in today’s world they can be used for
good or evil. Just like the nails used in taking Jesus’s life from Him were
also used for good in building homes and furniture. How they are used is up to
the individual and no one can control an evil persons intentions. But we do
have the right to own guns to protect ourselves from evil.
Matt, I hope I have answered your
questions in an understanding way me and grandma loves you very much.
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