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Originally posted by TonyB06
Wouldn't you think his greater "reward" would be his newfound relationship with the Lord, and release from the inner turmoil that had to be crushing him? I'd hope his confession came from what was inside him (his conscience), not outside circumstances.
...besides (and I'm not trying to be inflammatory) if the deceased were someone you knew, would his honesty count quite so much?
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Of course his eternal reward is greater than anything he could ever get here on earth...but if I were related to the deceased...I would be relieved to know the truth. Honesty always comes out on top for me, and had it not been for his honesty, no one would know the truth. My point is that this isn't much incentive for others (especially those that don't have a relationship with Christ) to be truthful if they know something like this.