January 17, 2008
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Do you believe that sex offenders can change?
I tend tohave the belief that nobody is beyond hope or forgiveness and that hope and forgiveness can ultimately change a person, so long as that person is sincere in their repentance. This comes mostly from my belief in a forgiving God. For example, we've all probably heard thestory of the prodigal son in which a man abandons his father, squandering his inheritance. His life is ultimately ended in ruins and he humbly returns to his father, fully expecting to be thrown from his presence. But his father surprisingly had a different reaction. As Luke 15:20 states, “So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.” I can only imagine that this changed the son's perspective of his father and that it ultimately had an influence on his own actions. But he first had to realize that he was in the wrong in order to fully appreciate this father's response. So in conclusion I think that if a sex offender fully realizes his orher actions and is sincerely repentant, that person can be forgiven and has hope to change his or her ways, providing he or she is willing to follow a recovery plan.
edit - While I do believe nobody is beyond change I also believe there are some people, including sex offenders, who are beyond trust. If somebody is a convicted sex offender I tend to think that person should not be granted the same societal privileges as a law abiding citizen.
Do you believe a sex offender has anyhope of change?
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Comments (4)
Yes but it will always be a weakness in his life that he will hav eto guard against
I agree with Umnenga.
Most anything would be better than the way we deal with it now. Just like with most any crime our current justice system attacks it in the wrong way.
I think we should give them a chance at recovery but depending on the severity of their crimes they should be isolated until they show any reason why we should allow them to to return to normal life. The same goes for other violent crimes.
I know of one person who was facing death row for murder and became a pastor.
There is always hope that people will turn around. In the mean time they should be kept in a humane way from offending again.
I completely agree. I guess what I meant to say was that forgiveness and trust are different things and that though a person may be forgiven, trust should not be immediately restored - if restored at all. Thanks for the comment! Pete
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