[Mr Rogers]

Joel had an obligation under God to call her to repentance. That wasn’t exactly what he did, though...

[CyberAnt]

How do you know he had an obligation .. did GOD tell you that HE told Joel to call her to repentance ..?????

You have no way of knowing that .. so it’s a false premise.

[Karl Spooner]

Joel had an obligation under God to call her to repentance. That wasn’t exactly what he did, though...

Exactly. It sounds like acceptance.