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Epieikeia · 09-27-2006, 05:23 PM

My previous post and the idea of using a "whipping" to cleanse us from sin made me think of Martin Luther.

Martin Luther would spend hour upon hour whipping himself, hoping to cleanse himself from his sin. It was never good enough, no matter how hard he tried---no matter how much he bled or how deep the cuts---he still had the burden of sin weighing upon him.

That burden lifted immedialtey when he discovered the Gospel message and realized that Christ had paid for all of his failings.

We recognize as adults that a whipping cannot save us---why do some Christians reverse their thought in this area when it comes to children? Would MP subject himself to a whipping when he sinned? If it can save his son---could it not save him also then?

09-27-2006, 05:23 PM	#12
Epieikeia Deactivated Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 9,282	Re: Somethings' bothering me My previous post and the idea of using a "whipping" to cleanse us from sin made me think of Martin Luther. Martin Luther would spend hour upon hour whipping himself, hoping to cleanse himself from his sin. It was never good enough, no matter how hard he tried---no matter how much he bled or how deep the cuts---he still had the burden of sin weighing upon him. That burden lifted immedialtey when he discovered the Gospel message and realized that Christ had paid for all of his failings. We recognize as adults that a whipping cannot save us---why do some Christians reverse their thought in this area when it comes to children? Would MP subject himself to a whipping when he sinned? If it can save his son---could it not save him also then?

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