Do people's sins scare you?

[evenifigoalone]

There's this song called "Monster" (not the one by Skillet), and it's very sad once you know the story behind it. (The particular story is a fictional one, but meant to say something.) It's about this boy who grew up in an abusive home, was unloved and called "monster" by his parents. He grew up not knowing what love was, but wanting to experience it. He ends up raping a girl... (The song isn't graphic, states things indirectly. And some things are not to be understood without reading the short story.) Feeling like the monster he was always called, he commits suicide.
I find the song interesting (and very, very sad) for the perspective it provides. Us seeing the perspective from the criminal's side, seeing him as a human as well. Not that it excused his actions, but showing what lead to them. And that if someone had reached out to him, he might have turned out differently

 

[Obadiah]

I had to forgive a pedophile. leos must deal with them and some of them are Christians. I don't know any in corrections lately that I could ask.

I've dealt with a lot of them. No big deal to me because it wasn't my job to "help" them, just to arrest them and put them in jail like any other criminal. You just compartmentalize it. I'm not trained in nor have any idea how to "help" them get better. Although there was one guy I seriously wanted to throttle mercilessly after I got him for repeatedly raping his young teen daughter. It wasn't so much the rape that got to me, because I knew the legal system was going to deal with that and I could compartmentalize it. It was the fact that he was a deacon at his church and the destroyed testimony of Christ that got to me.

 

[evenifigoalone]

Man...what a world =(

 

[Willie T]

There's this song called "Monster" (not the one by Skillet), and it's very sad once you know the story behind it. (The particular story is a fictional one, but meant to say something.) It's about this boy who grew up in an abusive home, was unloved and called "monster" by his parents. He grew up not knowing what love was, but wanting to experience it. He ends up raping a girl... (The song isn't graphic, states things indirectly. And some things are not to be understood without reading the short story.) Feeling like the monster he was always called, he commits suicide.
I find the song interesting (and very, very sad) for the perspective it provides. Us seeing the perspective from the criminal's side, seeing him as a human as well. Not that it excused his actions, but showing what lead to them. And that if someone had reached out to him, he might have turned out differently

Beautifully stated.

There is a movie starring Kevin Bacon, called The Woodsman, that I highly recommend to anyone who just can't shake their hatred for Child Molesters. It's not seedy and graphic, but it doesn't pull any punches.

 

[Blake]

Peoples sins don't scare me. My old buddies were dealers and drunks, you'd be surprised the things you see happen in those conditions. I do get upset though, when people close to me are in sin and I carefully, cautiously try to engage them, only for them to get defensive on me. Sometimes folks get defensive just because I won't join in on the reindeer games. Its tough.

My sins do scare me. They have a grip on me, Achilles heel sins that won't relent. I barely have any fortitude at all against them. I'm afraid that I love them more than I love God sometimes and I've not learned to be victorious yet.

 

[petester]

I dont think mental illnes is a sin.not because im mentally ill myself but I think that God created me like this.I have the same problem with my family, they pretty much ignore my illness.Your family is prolly just not equipped emotionally to appreciate you disorder, maybe introduce them to a mental illness web site that has a family and friends section.They can be very helpful. God Bless

 

[Kathi]

I dont think mental illnes is a sin.not because im mentally ill myself but I think that God created me like this.I have the same problem with my family, they pretty much ignore my illness.Your family is prolly just not equipped emotionally to appreciate you disorder, maybe introduce them to a mental illness web site that has a family and friends section.They can be very helpful. God Bless

You are right.There is a reason for everything in this world and God does not make mistakes.You may never know why God has chosen this path for you until you get to heaven.What is very important is that you keep your Faith in God and trust in Him until the very end.