Christianity - A Journey from Facts to Fiction — Page 33
Sin and Atonement 33 concept of Sin and Atonement and the crimes committed daily. However much they may be removed from Christian values in their practice, at least this much goes to their credit that they do believe in the Christian doctrine of Sin and Redemption and also in Christ as as their saviour, but alas, to what avail. The majority of the criminals in America, of course, are so-called Christians. Though Muslims and others are no exception. Just because of all such criminals who belong to Christianity and believe in the reported voluntary sacrifice of Jesus Christ as for the sake of the believing sinners, will they all be pardoned by God? If so, in what way? Ultimately, a sizeable percentage from among them may get caught and get punished by the law of the land, but still a large number would either remain unapprehended or may only be punished for a part of the crimes which they may have committed over many years. What would Christianity offer to those who are punished by law and what would it promise those who remain unapprehended here on earth? Will both be punished to varying degrees, or will they be punished indiscriminately? Another dilemma relating to a criminal’s redemption because of his belief in Jesus Christ as arises out of a less clear and undefined situation. If, for instance, a Christian commits a crime against an innocent non-Christian victim, he would be forgiven of course because of the blessings of his faith in Jesus as. The punishment of his crime will then be transferred to the account of Jesus as instead. But what would be the profit and loss statement of the poor innocent non-Christian victim? Poor Jesus as and the poor victim, both being punished for a crime they did not commit.