I agree. I’d go further and assert that all of them are capable of change. They’ve been brainwashed into believing evil ideologies and committing evil acts. But that brainwashing can be undone. I hope they do earn our forgiveness by changing their ways.
But I’m also totally fine with fighting them on all fronts without mercy too. As we are advised to do multiple times in the bible.
The option for forgiveness is one that we are taught to offer, but the one who needs forgiveness ultimately has the responsibility to change their ways and seek forgiveness. If they don’t, they are effectively consenting to being dealt with prejudicially. This is all clearly stated multiple times in the NT.
Our ability to offer forgiveness is never to be used to allow ourselves to be taken advantage of. They’ve gotta change, or they’ve gotta go. (To prison, of course!)
You know what your comment reminds me of? Daryl Davis, the man who de-radicalized a lot of the KKK. All it took was exposing them to a black man to de-radicalize a lot of klan members. The same thing could potentially be done with those who subscribe to the Anarcho-Communism that ANTIFA espouses.
I agree. I’d go further and assert that all of them are capable of change. They’ve been brainwashed into believing evil ideologies and committing evil acts. But that brainwashing can be undone. I hope they do earn our forgiveness by changing their ways.
But I’m also totally fine with fighting them on all fronts without mercy too. As we are advised to do multiple times in the bible.
The option for forgiveness is one that we are taught to offer, but the one who needs forgiveness ultimately has the responsibility to change their ways and seek forgiveness. If they don’t, they are effectively consenting to being dealt with prejudicially. This is all clearly stated multiple times in the NT.
Our ability to offer forgiveness is never to be used to allow ourselves to be taken advantage of. They’ve gotta change, or they’ve gotta go. (To prison, of course!)
You know what your comment reminds me of? Daryl Davis, the man who de-radicalized a lot of the KKK. All it took was exposing them to a black man to de-radicalize a lot of klan members. The same thing could potentially be done with those who subscribe to the Anarcho-Communism that ANTIFA espouses.
Good example, that’s the idea!
Thank you!