my second week into seminary, i cheated on a quiz.
to make it worse, the class was “The Bible & Moral Issues,”
or referred to as “Ethics” in the hall.
my professor sent the quiz to the class via e-mail, said take it whenever you want, don’t use more than 30 minutes.
i did the reading & popped open the quiz.
there were page numbers beside the questions,
& so i took that to mean go to this page.
i read the syllabus, checked my notes, & e-mails & didn’t see anything regarding the structure of the quiz…
so i used my book.
on monday night,
after it had already been graded,
i found out it was a closed book quiz.
i was in the dumps.
so i called my professor.
he didn’t answer, so i left a voicemail.
then i sent him an e-mail stating i didn’t intentionally cheat, but i did & am prepared for whatever disciplinary action is to follow.
he responded with this e-mail:
Ronnie,Thank you for your email. As far as I am concerned, the matter is closed. It is not a matter of Eternity, and it is apparent that you have learned and applied an ethical lesson. That is the entire purpose of the course.Have a good day.
really?
i mean really…who does that?
who actually determines the course of action from whether or not the matter is “Eternal”?
who considers forgiveness over “justice” now-a-days?
i know i don’t,
i look for an immediate, just solution in my eyes,
i look for a way in which he can really suffer for doing wrong so maybe he’ll learn something,
i look to my mind & my pride for a solution that in the end exalts me above them…
like having a big honor council committee meeting & expelling them from school…
keeping those sinners in their place.
…
absurdity.
i sure am glad Jesus didn’t “love” me that way:
i deserve death & instead of God being “just” in separating me from light forever, He sent His Son for forgiveness of my failures.
when you think of how to respond to ANYTHING, do you consider the eternal implications or the immediate implications?
ltlo