This is a dissection of Rudolph Hoss’ character, describing his prison conversion and utter repentance for God’s mercy. It is terribly hard to understand how God could forgive a monster who was responsible for the mass murder of 3 million Jews.
God’s Unconditional love is the only reasonable explanation, as a father would have for his prodigal son on returning home from his rebellious perversity and swinish dissolution. (Luke 15:11-32).
The Hoss story adds meaning to another perplexing parable of a farmer giving the same wage of those hired first to the last who worked only one hour(Matt 20:1-16). Or the repentant thief on the cross whom Christ forgave in his last hour. (Luke 23:39-43).
It should give sober pause to those of us who have maintained a righteous life and scoff at the old homeless bum guzzling booze on a park bench, or the distraught mother who killed her children.
Christ upturned the tables of not only the money changers in the Temple, but we who have lived a seemingly pious, righteous life (Luke 5:32). Especially those smug clergy who are whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every impurity (Mark 23:27).
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