“Punish them? You think God, the law, or I so malevolent as to continue to punish those unable to redeem themselves? Is God not quick to forgive the repentant? Is he not benevolent? No, God does not punish, nor does he need to. The law maintains the equality of consequence and action. He is quick to forgive, but they are not. God cannot release them from a state of punishment they inflict upon themselves, though he wishes too. If they do not forgive themselves, they will punish themselves for an eternity.” “He can release them from their pain,” Constance protested. “But he will not release them from their choice,” the Silhouette explained. “God’s gift to man is an open end; they may decide their fate.”
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