The Salvation of Jeffrey Dahmer

During the humiliating trial of Jeffrey Dahmer, it was revealed that his only motive was his fear of abandonment. While this is no excuse for what he did, it does indicate his insecurity and need of love. In a prison cell, he discovered true freedom through the unconditional love and acceptance of J [...]
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During the humiliating trial of Jeffrey Dahmer, it was revealed that his only motive was his fear of abandonment. While this is no excuse for what he did, it does indicate his insecurity and need of love. In a prison cell, he discovered true freedom through the unconditional love and acceptance of Jesus Christ. Dahmer gave a full confession and apology to the relatives of those he killed, and they all told him to go to Hell. They rejected his remorse, and said the forgiveness of God was unavailable to him. Most of them were members of the Charismatic and Pentecostal religious communities. This book is a challenge to the self-righteous churches, and is a work of human equalization. It emphasizes God's standard - and not the hypocritical standards of human beings - of judgment, as well as the Biblical reality that salvation is not attained by belief in oneself, but by faith in Christ alone. Jeffrey Dahmer's need for love -- as well as his twisted expressions of this need -- were quenched only through his drinking of the spiritual water of life. Nothing tamed him, nor fulfilled him, except for his miraculous encounter with divine love. (Cover art: Edouard Monchablon, Le retour de l'enfant prodigue The Return of the Prodigal Son], 1903, Paris, ENSBA)