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We humans have a notorious knack for minimizing our faults. We know we should behave better than we do but rather than appealing to a higher standard we use our fellow-man as a yardstick. Acutely aware of our own faults we temper our disappointment by scrutinizing the behavior of our neighbor and concluding we aren’t so bad…..
The idea of redemption has its origin in the image of God because you cannot regain or restore that which you never had. Everyone has been created in God’s image, so everyone has a horse in this race. We all hope to enter the winner’s circle, but sadly hear gunshots in the distance announcing the fate of a fellow traveller whose broken worldview leg can no longer bear the weight of truth.
We have soiled the image in which we…..
