Forgive Al Sharpton!!!
By Kris | May 10th, 2007 No Comments »Okay, I’ve been listening to this Al Sharpton vs. Mitt Romney issue all day long and I haven’t been sure how to react. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I have to say that I don’t think it is called for, what it seems Mr. Sharpton said on a couple separate occasions about my Faith.
That said, I think that we need to forgive. The reason I came to this conclusion is that in my mind it proves the opposite of what his comments are supposedly saying. By forgiving rather than condemning, I think we can show that we are in very deed Christians. We read time and time again in the scriptures, “by their fruits ye shall know them,” well “fruits” are evidences or results, so wouldn’t it make sense that, as a faith we, the Mormons, would forgive and show Mr. Sharpton and the rest of the world that we are, by every sense of the word Christians.
My Two Cents: It is very hard for us to forgive, we yearn for justice or vengeance. However, as individuals, I believe we are destined and should be striving to rise above mere humans, forgiveness without repentance is a sign, or “fruit” that we are elevating ourselves above mere humanity. In other words, forgive him and move on, if his intentions are less than kind, the “fruits” will be seen, otherwise it is not our place to stand in judgment.
