tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post6425561829334765342..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: No redemption for SonJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-87385198309168668212014-10-04T13:58:21.318-04:002014-10-04T13:58:21.318-04:00Anonymous,
if you are really sincerely Christian,...Anonymous,<br /><br />if you are really sincerely Christian, then from the point of view of your religion, it isn't too late to repent and be forgiven.<br /><br />Remember the passage from Luke: <br /><br />39 One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, "Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!" 40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 "And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong." 42 And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!" 43 And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise."<br /><br />I think from a Christian perspective, if you accept Jesus as your savior and reform your bad behaviour, then you have hope. <br /><br />You might not be able to change your psychological make up, but you can control your behaviour. From now on you should behave very well and avoid doing harm to others, including any kind of abuse, lying and cheating. <br /><br />I would recommend not attempting to be a teacher in the future or seeking high office and instead try to remain humble.<br /><br />Again, from the Christian perspective, everybody is offered the opportunity to be saved...Jesus died for everybody...and it isn't too late if you genuinely repent and reform. <br /><br />Your improved behaviour serves as proof of the sincerity of your repentance and prevents the negative consequences of more bad actions.<br /><br />I am not Christian but I would imagine that if you are and you are really so worried then these are the things to consider.<br /><br />Good luck.<br />Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-86631147762555790592014-10-02T16:18:18.050-04:002014-10-02T16:18:18.050-04:00Anonymous --
There are only two possibilities here...Anonymous --<br />There are only two possibilities here: either you're a sociopath or you're not. <br /><br />If you actually feel as remorseful about your actions as you claim, then you're not one, and there's hope for you. (I'm speaking of "hope" in the religious redemption sense in which you are, even though I'm not religious myself.) <br /><br />The other possibility is that you are a sociopath and are merely claiming to feel bad, or strongly exaggerating your slight feelings of regret, when you really don't feel that strongly, in which case your comment is just a bunch of malarkey. <br /><br />It's one or the other. You have to take a hard look at yourself and decide which. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-1912905220363600122014-10-02T13:09:45.475-04:002014-10-02T13:09:45.475-04:00I don't know if anyone is still reading this t...I don't know if anyone is still reading this thread. I am writing this in terrible dread. I wAs a sociopathic preacher. I was acting totally unchristlike behind the scenes until I was caught and exposed. Not until the. did I realize I had never been truly converted. That was 3 years ago. Since then I have frantically talked with every preacher, theologian and counselor I could out of fear that I am a false teacher. I could never find relief. I spend my time now on the Internet trying to find something that will help, but to no avail. I realize that I am a sociopath. I am terrified because I had much light (a Ph.D. in NT), and had ministered as an assistant pastor, bible college administrator and missionary in E. Europe and China. I maneuvered myself so that I would have high positions, which also resulted into much money, which I was dishonest about. I lied and told stories from the pulpit, and made merchandise out of believers in persecuted countries to enhance my position and wealth, while being very lazy in the Lord's work. I turned grace into license and became progressively more sensual to the point of a willful, deceptive affair. When my wife first confronted me, I lied to her and then to two pastors about it. Looking back, the only way I can explain it is that I am a classic sociopath. I now can't believe that I did all that I did without any pangs of conscience. I realize I never had the capacity to love or really have empathy toward others. I don't want to believe that I am an apostate, but everything fits. My heart literally feels hard and I believe I am now terrorized by many unclean spirits. I have already had one stint in a mental hospital and have lost my family. My wealth has dwindled to near nothing. I alwAys taught that the worst places in hell were for false teachers, but never dreamed that I was describing myself. I constantly look on the Internet for any glimmer of hope, but always come up empty-handed. I am living as a walking damned one. I can't believe I was so blind. The idea from Rom. 9 that God created me for this purpose is so hard for me to swallow. My wife on the other hand, whom I despised in my mind as too simple for me, always bore the marks of a true, spirit-filled believer. She is experiencing God's great blessing now (a d for eternity). I was proud; she was humble. We both proved whose children we really were. If anyone reading this could possibly offer any hope, I would be eternally grateful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-66994987805287380492013-11-28T12:39:22.961-05:002013-11-28T12:39:22.961-05:00Allan --
I agree, the two terms have alway been us...Allan --<br />I agree, the two terms have alway been used interchangeably. I actually prefer "sociopath" because "psychopath" is too easily confused by most lay people with "psychotic," which has another meaning entirely (crazy). Of course, that's probably why sociopaths hate the term as well…..Almost makes me want to use it.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-19794730801797784792013-11-28T12:32:39.335-05:002013-11-28T12:32:39.335-05:00Thomas Sheridan, author of Puzzling People, said t...Thomas Sheridan, author of Puzzling People, said that sociopath and psychopath are the same thing, but he prefers the term psychopath because 'paths hate that term.Quartermainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-89440376282774666112012-05-03T06:36:29.926-04:002012-05-03T06:36:29.926-04:00Will --
Some people distinguish between "soci...Will --<br />Some people distinguish between "sociopaths" and "psychopaths", saying that the former is a socially derived condition and the latter i smote organic; but most use the words interchangeably. <br /><br />I've been fascinated by/obsessed with sociopaths my entire adult life, and while I've heard of many sociopaths (and psychopaths) who have claimed to have changed, I've never seen one who actually has. Character and psychology are set at an early age.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-51188255829985285302012-05-03T06:32:25.776-04:002012-05-03T06:32:25.776-04:00With all respect, you're wrong.
Sociopaths c...With all respect, you're wrong. <br /><br />Sociopaths can change because sociopathy is not a mental illness but a psycholocgical situation due to past experiences that makes the person a sociopath. This condition can completeley change, so a sociopath can stop being a sociopath.<br /><br />I think you wanted to mean "psycopath"; Is the psycopath who will die as a psychopath, with no possibility of redemption, cure or change.Willnoreply@blogger.com