04 Aug '06 04:11>
Originally posted by thesonofsaulThis is one way of looking at it. However, another way of looking at it is if your daughter wants nothing to do with you, what are you to do? Should you force yourself upon her? If you do she will endevour to push you away all the more. This is one of the tenants of love. You cannot force someone to love you back. You must respect her wishes no matter how it hurts you. There is a twist in this hypothetical scenerio, however. You are the source of all life. Therefore those who reject you are rejecting your life source. What now is the alternative for your daughter if she rejects this life source?
As a father, I consider myself just. I certainly plan to do all in my power to give my daughter the life she deserves. I certainly cannot imagine any time that I would deny her my presence, protection, or my guidence simply because she bears upon her some arbitrary label called Unredeemed. Sorry girl, I'm afraid you're on your own until an appropriate ...[text shortened]... hurt me. Except I can't be hurt. Sorry, I love you and all, but that is just the way it is.
As far as the sin part, God is holy and therefore he cannot partake of sin. If he is to rejoin himself to you then that sin must be removed in some way or he would become a partaker of that sin once he is rejoined to you. This is why his Son came and died for us all. The blood washes away that sin so that he can rejoin you to himself without having to partake of your sin in the process.