Post by asthelordwills on Aug 27, 2005 12:30:10 GMT -5
Timmy: Lord I am sorry.
Sorry for what?
Timmy: Well you know…
Yes I know, but I would like you to tell me
Timmy: From today?
Well that is a start.
Timmy: Well there was that incident with Samantha, I didn’t mean to. The words just kind of came out.
Go on.
Timmy: I don’t know, I didn’t want to say that to her.
Why did you say it?
Timmy: Well I’ve been looking at her for awhile Lord and you know those feelings I get. It just kind of slipped, you know?
I forgive you, but do you understand why you did it?
Timmy: No not really. I didn’t really want to, it just happened.
Did you want to do the things you thought about doing with her?
Timmy: No…well…yes…sort of… I didn’t want to want to do it, you know right? I’m really sorry.
Why are you sorry?
Timmy: I am supposed to be sorry, right? I mean you tell me to be sorry so that I don’t burn in hell for eternity. That is a pretty scary idea and I just don’t want it to happen to me.
Would you still be sorry if there was no hell?
Timmy: Yes, of course…I think.
You mean if I got rid of hell you still wouldn’t do those things?
Timmy: Something worse would happen right?
No, what if nothing bad would happen to you?
Timmy: That’s a hard question. I think I would do them. Why shouldn’t I do them if nothing bad is going to happen?
You shouldn’t because it is wrong.
Timmy: Well how would it be wrong if nothing bad would happen because of it?
Well Timmy, because I didn’t make it to be done that way.
Timmy:…
Timmy, I love you and I want you to know the truth. I want you to know so that you can share my love that I have for you. I don’t want you to follow me because you have to. I don’t want you to say you’re sorry because I will send you to hell if you don’t. I want more for you than that.
Timmy: What would you want me to do then?
Well I want you to follow me, and I want you to tell me you’re sorry when you sin. I want you to continue to do what you are doing now, but I want you to do it because you love me.
Timmy: Well how can I love you, Lord?
You can love me because I first loved you. Follow my example of what love is. I gave it all up for you. I gave my only begotten son to die on the cross so that you can be my children. That, my son, is love. And it is love also to give up your life so that I can be your father. Do you see what love is?
Timmy: I think, but I don’t fully understand.
Trust in me and I will show you, but you must be willing.
Timmy: Lord, I am willing.
That’s all I wanted to hear.
Sorry for what?
Timmy: Well you know…
Yes I know, but I would like you to tell me
Timmy: From today?
Well that is a start.
Timmy: Well there was that incident with Samantha, I didn’t mean to. The words just kind of came out.
Go on.
Timmy: I don’t know, I didn’t want to say that to her.
Why did you say it?
Timmy: Well I’ve been looking at her for awhile Lord and you know those feelings I get. It just kind of slipped, you know?
I forgive you, but do you understand why you did it?
Timmy: No not really. I didn’t really want to, it just happened.
Did you want to do the things you thought about doing with her?
Timmy: No…well…yes…sort of… I didn’t want to want to do it, you know right? I’m really sorry.
Why are you sorry?
Timmy: I am supposed to be sorry, right? I mean you tell me to be sorry so that I don’t burn in hell for eternity. That is a pretty scary idea and I just don’t want it to happen to me.
Would you still be sorry if there was no hell?
Timmy: Yes, of course…I think.
You mean if I got rid of hell you still wouldn’t do those things?
Timmy: Something worse would happen right?
No, what if nothing bad would happen to you?
Timmy: That’s a hard question. I think I would do them. Why shouldn’t I do them if nothing bad is going to happen?
You shouldn’t because it is wrong.
Timmy: Well how would it be wrong if nothing bad would happen because of it?
Well Timmy, because I didn’t make it to be done that way.
Timmy:…
Timmy, I love you and I want you to know the truth. I want you to know so that you can share my love that I have for you. I don’t want you to follow me because you have to. I don’t want you to say you’re sorry because I will send you to hell if you don’t. I want more for you than that.
Timmy: What would you want me to do then?
Well I want you to follow me, and I want you to tell me you’re sorry when you sin. I want you to continue to do what you are doing now, but I want you to do it because you love me.
Timmy: Well how can I love you, Lord?
You can love me because I first loved you. Follow my example of what love is. I gave it all up for you. I gave my only begotten son to die on the cross so that you can be my children. That, my son, is love. And it is love also to give up your life so that I can be your father. Do you see what love is?
Timmy: I think, but I don’t fully understand.
Trust in me and I will show you, but you must be willing.
Timmy: Lord, I am willing.
That’s all I wanted to hear.