tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867144268621535114.post305047793192458542..comments2022-10-26T04:21:38.186-05:00Comments on Practically Perfect: Jodi Arias & Jesus. Haleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671174452699667579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867144268621535114.post-16675263875082533072013-06-03T10:11:15.618-05:002013-06-03T10:11:15.618-05:00Very good hay. You're an incredible girl with ...Very good hay. You're an incredible girl with an incredible mind to make decisions for yourself. Love you forever. <br /><br />Oh and thanks for keeping people posted on my condition! I'm home now and on the road to recovery. Thank you everyone for the prayers. One day we will meet in heaven and I will give you the most massive hug! Love you all! <br /><br />Breigh Breigh Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13852306501357263816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867144268621535114.post-8608886488991156432013-05-31T08:07:20.821-05:002013-05-31T08:07:20.821-05:00I feel the same way. The whole first sentencing ph...I feel the same way. The whole first sentencing phase just nauseated me. Every time they would announce something, I just knew it was that she got the death penalty. <br /><br />I just don't get it. Any time we see these stories of radical grace--when the mother of a murdered man publicly extends forgiveness to his killer in a courtroom--we're all so moved. We all can't believe it, and we know something divine has happened. But the death penalty--it's almost as if we're saying, "You're not only too far gone for our grace, but too far gone from God's." And I have a HUGE problem with that, because grace is for everyone regardless of their actions. That's why it's so powerful. I can't rob someone of reconciliation with God. That is absolute evil.<br /><br />It drives me nuts when Christians use the "eye for an eye" verse to justify the death penalty. That verse wasn't given so we could exact revenge--it was to keep violence from escalating. It was saying, "You can only take what was taken from you, no more." I read about this theory called "the Divine Pull" and I think it's brilliant. It's the belief that, throughout history, God has been pulling humanity toward Him and His character in small steps. A lot of the Old Testament Bible verses that seem barbaric hard to swallow were actually very forward-thinking for their time. So "eye-for-an-eye" was there until we were ready for "Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either." The Bible isn't a checklist of dos and don'ts--it's the story of God's love drawing us to closer relationship with Him and resemblance to Him. <br /><br />Okay, sorry for the novel. Word vomit, you know. :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522569733769924486noreply@blogger.com