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Dear Friends of "Dial Daily Bread":

Something significant has happened recently. A prominent Protestant church leadership in Germany has published for all the world to see, their confession of involvement in the horrors of Nazism. In its early days “they” looked upon Adolph Hitler as a blessing from God. “Their” patriotism went over the line, and “they” contributed more encouragement to the Nazi government than the government actually asked for. The modern leadership of this same church are repenting for what they now recognize was a sin of pride and blindness on the part of their church leadership of a previous generation.

 

In actuality not one of the present leadership of this church (who have thoughtfully declared this repentance) did those things. They were all irresponsible children, or teenagers, when their elders supported Nazism. But this generation are repenting in behalf of that generation, responding to what must be a conviction from the Holy Spirit.

 

We humans are incapable of “seeing” our own sin except for His blessed ministry, for Jesus said that after His resurrection He will send the Holy Spirit who will “convict the world of sin” (John 16:8). Only He can convict people of guilt for sin they did not personally commit. It’s what the ancient Jewish leaders should have done when Jesus convicted them of the murder of “Zecharias son of Barachias whom ye slew” in Solomon’s Temple—but it was some 800 years earlier! Jesus fixed on the Jews of His day this murder (Matt. 23:34-36; 2 Chron. 24:20). The scribes and Pharisees of their Sanhedrim should have repented on the spot; but unrepentant instead, they went on to murder their Messiah.

 

Not one of us was present when the Jews cried out to Pilate, “Crucify Him!” [Jesus]. But we confess that their sin is ours too. This is corporate guilt. And what the church in Germany has experienced is corporate repentance. This is significant good news.

Be sure to check your e-mail for "Dial Daily Bread" again tomorrow.

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