Re: [asa] Torture

On 8/2/08, mrb22667@kansas.net <mrb22667@kansas.net> wrote:
> Or try this one on: We *may* be willing (especially when it's
> hypothetical) to
> sacrifice our own lives for our faith. I.e. along with the many martyrs of
> history & recent times to refuse to recant of our faith under the personal
> threat of pain & death. But what if the persecutor starts torturing &
> killing
> others in front of us until we renounce our faith? What would Jesus have
> done
> with that one? (Such things have happened in history).
>
> And what about all the potential martyrs who couldn't bear up under the
> torture
> and renounced their faith in the face of it. & now they are damned for
> eternity
> on top of that? Bummer.
>
> --Merv
>
CAse #1 is another great example.

As for case #2, "Jesus knows our every weakness," to quote an old
hymn. I see no reason His grace would not extend to these people.

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Received on Sat Aug 2 15:16:41 2008