Not Guilty

They tell me that ignorance of the law is not supposed to be an excuse for breaking the law. So, if you ever find yourself in court, telling the judge you didn’t know, that, by itself, won’t get you off the hook.  Depending on the conviction of the presiding judge, however, might get you a lighter sentence. I believe when it comes to your and my spiritual existence, Jesus represents the kind of forgiveness that only occurs in Family Court. The more I read scripture, the more I understand our wonderful relationship with the Almighty and the extraordinary power of His love for you and me, as demonstrated by my relationship with His only son, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. That blood thing is what I’m referring to. If you would allow me to use two examples to illustrate my point, let me give for your review Christ on the cross and Simon Peter’s denial of Jesus as the cock crowed. All of us know that Peter did in fact deny Jesus as predicted. We also know that Peter “wept bitterly” because of it. Now, one very good example of God’s great capacity to love His children is that...