“How do we know for sure if we are forgiven from our sins?”
How Do We Know We Are Forgiven?
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“How do we know for sure if we are forgiven from our sins?”
I had a promising career ahead of me (or maybe not – I actually do not know): high school graduation, service in the “Diakonie”, studying theology and above all I wanted to be devout. I became increasingly conservative and chose my universities, my friends, music, movies etc. accordingly. Then, little by little, I came to realize that the pious, evangelical condemnation of others was turning back on me: I had had an affair with a woman who was going through a divorce, and the devout people kept spreading the word, even in my new place of residence. As a late convert and then as a sinner, I did not stand a chance. But I could not find a way out toward a different kind of discipleship. I ended up judging others a lot, too, trying to judge even harder than my still evangelical fellows. And I judge myself a lot as well – especially the course of my life. It would be release to start all over again, turn back the clock.