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\u201cI believe in the forgiveness of sins,\u201d a famous line in the Apostles\u2019 Creed, means \u201cI believe in the rebirth of relationships\u201d according to Telford Work in Ain\u2019t Too Proud to Beg<\/a>\"\"<\/em> (166). To help himself discuss the Lord\u2019s prayer petition for forgiveness, Telford explores Tom Wolfe\u2019s I Am Charlotte Simmons<\/em>.
\nWhich left me out since I haven\u2019t read the novel. But, in spite of this, I got through this chp with not a few highlights and (I must confess) some confirmations of my newest book, A Community called Atonement<\/a>\"\"<\/em>.
\nTelford explores, as a result of the novel, the sinful human condition as \u201cbarrenness.\u201d \u201cIt is futile,\u201d he says, \u201cto try to make something out of nothing; only a Creator can do that. It is specious to try to turn something wrong into something right; only a Redeemer can do that\u201d (153).
\nWe are bankrupt debtors (title of book gets its explanation in this chp) and we learn that \u201cjudgment and forgiveness are God\u2019s new creation of those formerly barren relationships\u201d (154).
\nWe are back to the issue of defining our problem well enough: \u201cThe wages of sin were estrangement, oppression, corruption, vengeance, calamity, panic, starvation, defeat, slavery, torpor, idolatry, decline, sterility, death<\/em>\u201d (154).
\nTelford explores forgiveness as atonement, that atonement is integrally connected to other theological ideas \u2026 \u201cWhere sin is barrenness, atonement is replenishment\u201d (159). Forgiveness is also mission. \u201cApostolic forgiveness is thus mission, and apostolic mission is forgiveness\u201d (165). Forgiveness is also rehumanization.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cI believe in the forgiveness of sins,\u201d a famous line in the Apostles\u2019 Creed, means \u201cI believe in the rebirth of relationships\u201d according to Telford Work in Ain\u2019t Too Proud to Beg (166). 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