From Christianity Today:

The first time Craig read the Bible was two decades ago, when he was in a county jail. “I’m a voracious reader, and after I had read all the paperbacks in the unit, I finally picked up the Bible and devoured it in four days.”

When the prison chaplain asked Craig if he was willing to accept Christ as his Savior, he answered with a question: “Would Christ accept me?” Craig (who asked that his real name not be used) was serving a sentence for multiple sexual assault and abuse—crimes he committed against his young daughter and another girl.

Anglican theologian N. T. Wright states in Simply Christian that every society has one unforgiveable sin. Many would argue that the unforgiveable sin today is the sexual abuse of children.

Craig accepted God’s pardon for his unforgiveable sin through Christ. He has been living under grace since then, but he still struggles with the consequences of what he did. “No one ever grows up thinking they’re going to become a sex offender,” he says. “One of God’s greatest gifts is a child’s innocence. I live with the knowledge that I destroyed this in these girls’ lives.”

A very good and thought-provoking piece which cuts to the heart of what it means to repent and be forgiven. Yet note carefully that there needs to be accountability in the process. Read it all.

What do you think?