Kindred,
The Lord is never to blame for the sins of man.
We are granted free will. Each individual decides who to be, what to do
and who to become.
Not everyone makes good choices and in certain
situations, there are no good choice outcomes.
With each choice there are continuous consequences;
continuous because that choice will lead you on that path or road in life, and onward
until it becomes your destiny.
At the end of destiny, hopefully you have made enough
good choices to live a good life and be of good character.
You really do not have to have to good life to have
salvation, but you must be of good character.
False ministers or priests, sinners with no moral authority,
may argue as if there are loopholes in salvation as there are loopholes in law,
but there are not.
The Truth has no inconsistencies or discrepancies.
Here is an allegory of a really bad character; Voldemort
from the Harry Potter books:
Even if Voldemort states at the end that he
believes in the Lord, demands forgiveness, do you really think this will change
his character or make whole his soul?
Would he even be capable of receiving forgiveness or
grace?
Or even recognize his sins and the pain and suffering
he had caused?
When you make choices do you think in terms of
perfection? (Right or wrong?)
Or in terms of impact?
(How this choice will determine your character; how it will serve the
Lord, humanity, environment….).
No matter how you come to make your choices, if it has
negative impact upon your character or people, you have the responsibility to
change patterns of bad choices and behaviors.
Even if your choices do not negatively impact your
character, if results down a path that does not strengthen your connection with
the Holy Spirit or help serve the Lord and humanity, you should think about changing it for the better.
If you think you have done nothing wrong, are never sorry, could not do
anything better, how will you ever change or grow?
And if you remove any possibility of redemption, how
will you ever come to have salvation?
