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To: nmh; PatrickHenry
"What's in a persons heart comes out through their behavior so the person is condemned. You can't separate the person from their behavior "

Yes and No. It's true that a person's behavior is reflective of what's in their heart and their behavior condemns them.

However, the Christian is always mindful, that God created us all, God loves us all despite our behavior, and we have the potential to become what God intended for us. All of us have been condemned by our behavior in some way or another.

But it is not for us, to look and say that a person who exhibits bad behavior is not worthy of God's mercy should they repent. It is for us to see every individual as God sees them and with the potential that God sees them with.

That's why Ken Ham separates the behavior from the person.

51 posted on 05/23/2005 6:43:44 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN
It's too bad God doesn't compartmentalize sin. Then again, most people don't bother to read His words. He HATES sin and when Judgement Day rolls around He isn't going to sit there and say, "I love you but I hate your behavior, welcome to heaven! LOL! He judges the behavior because it reflects what is IN a persons heart. If God compartmentalized sin then everyone would be in heaven, even Hitler!
70 posted on 05/23/2005 7:43:47 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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