I'm confused about how Christianity approaches forgiveness. Isn't forgiveness something you should earn from people by apologizing, taking responsibility for your actions, and making an effort not to hurt them again?
So this is a good question, and yes Christianity approaches forgiveness in a very unique way.
Yes, if we hurt someone we have the responsibility to make amends and rectify our behavior so we don’t hurt someone again.
But let’s say I hurt someone and I do my best to make up for it, but the person I hurt doesn’t forgive me? What if I can’t make up for it no matter how hard I try?
And that’s kind of the point. I can work as hard as I can and still never fix very bad I’ve done, or hurtful thing I’ve said. And that’s ok.
Christ is the one who says “It doesn’t matter if the person you hurt won’t forgive you, I forgive you. It doesn’t matter if you can’t make up for what you’ve done, I’ve already taken care of it.”
I was talking to my dad about renewable energy and he was like “the only problem with solar farms is they take up so much space.”
And it made me think about a city and how much sun exposure all the rooftops in a city get and…why not just make the city it’s own solar farm by putting solar panels on every rooftop?
I have fully looked into the risks associated with it but given it isn’t fraught with the shady distinction of “brain death” that is enough to make me open to it. Donors should have informed consent before undergoing a procedure to harvest part of their body naturally.
I don’t know if it’s like plasma. In the United States you can sell your plasma and the people who sell it are pretty vulnerable… I think we can’t deny the potential unethical nature of having people sell parts of their body. But if bone marrow is donation only that’s not a problem.