Jennifer — «The sin that Judas is assumed to have been condemned for is the
arrogance to presume that God could not forgive his sin — that it was so
great that it was beyond the redeeming
power of God.
The sin that Judas is assumed to have been condemned for is the
arrogance to presume that God could not forgive his sin — that it was so
great that it was beyond the redeeming
power of God.
The programs taught me about (1) admitting I was beat, (2) coming to believe in something
greater than myself (eventually a higher
power)(many evolutions and concepts
of HP, all
of these at one time or another: nature, the 12 steps, creator, Love, spiritual principles)(Step 3) applying my low self worth and gigantic Ego to these spiritual principles (4) write down my liabilities and assets (5) share them with another and my higher
power (6 & 7) ask for the liabilites to be removed and be patient with the process (8) Make a list
of all that were harmed by me (9) make amends to such folks except whn to do so would injure them or myself (10) take a daily inventory
of my day, checking for snafus, mean temperment,
arrogance etc (11) meditation and prayer to communicate to my higher
power and quiet reflection to listen for the Truth (12) after having a spiritual awakening as a result
of working these steps, help others if they wish for help because now I am in the position to assist.
As for his «
arrogance» and «bombast» I will end by quoting an article written (before his sentence was handed down) in the Canadian paper The Gazette, by L.Ian MacDonald, a former employee
of this outstanding newspaperman, who was a proprietor who, for all his
great power, always (as I can testify) supported his editors - and where they needed him, his journalists - through thick and thin: