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Old 08-27-2008, 04:59 PM   #131
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Originally Posted by Archaea View Post
I don't have compassion for those persons, but I wager God does.
Does mercy rob justice? Does there need to be justice first before mercy can be extended?

I have no doubt that God has more compassion for heinous sinners than the rest of us do, but I'm not sure how that fact causes him to not require formal sanctions against those within the church that have greviously sinned.
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