Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Ignorance is bliss

1 Timothy 1:13Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.
Paul says that he was shown mercy because the motivation for his actions was not so bad. He thought he was doing the right thing when he did it (killing Christians). Can people who deliberately do bad things still be shown mercy? Does bad motivation overrule God's mercy?

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