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Oh how sinners long to be accepted by God “just as they are”. “Oh God bless me for I have sinned.”
Like many a sinner in a confessional, they ask for the blessing and allowance of their actions from a priest.
Allowance for their actions
But God does not forgive like mere human priests. The wave of a priest’s hand “blessing you” in the confessional does nothing for your eternal soul. The Catholic Church and it’s priests cannot forgive like God forgives. They are but men.
Man’s forgiveness of others
The victim’s family member can forgive the perpetrator of evil (murderer or whatever), but that forgiveness is not the everlasting forgiveness of God.
Man’s forgiveness of others is a good thing. It can be the release of hatred. It can be an attempt to release blame. It may stop a vindictive attitude. It may prevent revenge. It may cause the cessation of a long vendetta (merriam-webster: avenge, revenge, vengeance; vindictive).
Only God forgives forever
But only God is the Holy Judge seated in the Courts of Heaven. We cannot go to God to effect His forgiveness of others. We each must personally go to Jesus for everlasting forgiveness of our own sins.
FOR MORE:
God forgives by His Holy Holy Justice
God forgives all wrongdoings of all repentant sinners, no exception
Claiming a sin as God’s will for you
Want it to know it – God’s message to us
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