Actor Jim Caviezel: “Sin of abortion” can be forgiven
by Carder
You don’t have to die to experience Heaven… but when you’ve committed a sin, any of the 10 commandments, or the sin of abortion, or contributed to it, let me be very clear. Did you go to one of your friends and ask your friend, “Hear my story?'” And s/he said, “Yes.” I went to this one person and asked, “Why do you go to this one person?” S/he answered, “Because they didn’t judge me. They loved me and I felt mercy and grace.”
Do you think that your God doesn’t have more mercy and grace than your friend? Do you think your friend has more grace than God?…. Does your friend have more love than the Creator? It can never be. It can never be. So – God forgives you and now He needs you to begin again, to accept forgiveness.
~ Actor Jim Caviezel at a speaking engagement at Rock Church in California, as quoted by the Christian Post, May 15
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
“Why do you go to this one person?” S/he answered, “Because they didn’t judge me. They loved me and I felt mercy and grace.”
Amen.
Post abortive men and women will NEVER be drawn to the mercy and grace of Jesus Christ by our condemnation.
Sinners(all of us)are drawn to Him by those that show compassion.
I understand what he’s saying. And a good thing to remember is that often people are drawn to or pushed away from God based on people.
It’s a sobering reminder for us Christians to be a vessel of grace and not of wrath. The more I talk to people and the more I get to know Christ, the more I realize that we will win more hearts with courageous love and uncommon kindness than with fire and brimstone.
People often don’t relate to God well because it’s hard even for those of who do believe to relate to an invisible and largely intangible being. And so we turn to people, to people who claim to believe in and follow that being.
As Christians, we need to constantly be pointing others’ back to him. If you see any grace in me at all, any love, any kindness or graciousness, it is because I am giving off a dim reflection to abundant and never ending grace, mercy, and love that was shown to me by a perfect God.
And it is not that we dismiss sin, but rather extend a lifeline through the sin, and offer a way out of it. We offer hope, freedom from bondage.
And even though it’s a daily struggle for me to accept the truth of that, it is nevertheless the truth.
Sins will be forgiven if we ask for it.
Sounds like Jim doesn’t have any real friends.
I have to disagree…not that we shouldn’t be loving, but that fire and brimstone doesn’t work. “Sinners in the Hand of an angry God” –one of the most powerful messages ever preached during a period of spiritual revival in our land. Jonathan Edwards preached “fire and brimstone” and people responded. Because sometimes fear over God’s wrath is what is needed. We are sooooo comfortable with sin. We wink at it. We think merely pleading will do the trick.If only we’re “nicer” people will turn from sin. Had a Christian friend post on facebook how a dad was ushering his girlfriend in to kill their baby. Both professed to know Christ but insisted “God will forgive” and that God was gracious. Yes, God does forgive. Yes, God is gracious but boy…his people are sure storing up WRATH for themselves in the day of judgment!!
I think it is entirely loving to point out sin. Not saying hitting post-abortive women over the head with the Bible and condemnation…thinking more towards before the abortion. But as a society…we tiptoe around. Christians are afraid to call sin sin. We’re afraid to “offend”. you know what? WE don’t bring people to Christ. The Holy Spirit draws people to Him. Not us. Kinda prideful to think we can. He convicts who He will. His Word will not return void. Let us be pliable clay doing what the Master wants. If He urges a soft word fine…but if He urges fire and brimstone….will we be like the prophets of the OT who thundered and warned and saw thousands brought to their knees in repentance? Or will we be too afraid to speak out?
That is one fine-looking man, too bad he’s married. Is it possible to be a Christian cougar? Grrrr…..
It’s called lust phillymiss.
Abortion is a sin.
But what if we stepped back and looked at promiscuity as a sin? I would LOVE to get all young girls together and tell them to WAIT.
Gads.
When I repented of my abortion I repented of ALL of the behavior that led up to it as well.
If a post abortive is broken and asking for help and willing to surrender the secret she KNOWS what she has done. She is searching for hope. The hope that is found in Christ. And we have a choice to make. Love or condemnation.
Hey Reality, is an elementary school insult the best you’ve got in reply to someone who respectfully expressed differing views? Tactics such as this sure don’t help boost the validity of the pro-choice viewpoint.
Love his show person of interest. Looked him up and realized he portrayed Christ in the Passion. Had no idea he was a Christian. And he’s speaking out against abortion- wow
It’s called lust phillymiss.
Carla, I wasn’t “lusting” after anyone. I just wanted to bring some levity to this board, as the subjects we talk about are soo depressing. If I offended anyone, I do apologize. But you DO have to admit he is an attractive man and the fact that he is so strong in his faith and stands up for life is wonderful.
;-)
I thought you were serious.
My apologies.
Hey, he’s the one who said he didn’t have any real friends who could offer him enough love, mercy and grace Ladybug.