“It seems The Adversary needs neither their guilt nor their request, but simply their return. In other words, since repentance is the process whereby guilt is turned into gratitude, He doesn’t mind if they skip a step and go directly to gratitude.” ReligionChristianityGratitudeGuiltRepentanceChristian FictionGrimrack Author:Geoffrey Wood
“Make them imagine repentance more like an appearance in court before a cranky old judge, less like a child knocking on his father’s study door to have a chat.” ReligionChristianityRepentanceChristian FictionGrimrack Author:Geoffrey Wood
“They view repentance as the thing they have to do in order to earn forgiveness, therefore the more difficult they make it, the more credit they tally up.” ReligionChristianityRepentanceChristian FictionGrimrack Author:Geoffrey Wood
“Remember, this type doesn’t really believe He’ll forgive them, by repenting they are trying to earn what they do not think, in any case, He will pay.” GodReligionChristianityRepentanceForgiveChristian FictionGrimrack Author:Geoffrey Wood
“Their guilt plus their repentance should have equalled forgiveness. But they don’t feel forgiven, so they failed, which makes them feel guilty, which was why they repented in the first place, so they’re stuck right where they started: Guilty.” GodReligionChristianityGuiltGuiltyRepentanceForgivenChristian FictionGrimrack Author:Geoffrey Wood
