What about the rapist? The child abuser? Should not the authorities know? What about church discipline? Can one totally forgive and report a malady or crime at the same time as totally forgiving? Yes – I will say more about this below, but I must say now that total forgiveness does not mean closing our eyes to those who will continue to harm others. The apostle Paul ordered that the incestuous man in Corinth be put out of the church lest the entire church become corrupted (1 Cor. 5:5). The rapist therefore should be apprehended. Child abusers should be reported to the police before they
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