'We often want a second chance, and many are fortunate to receive and make good use of second chances,' contributing columnist dhmccain writes. 'But as a Christian, the word 'deserve' sets off a theological alarm in my head.'
reporter Joseph Goodman asked him why second chances are so important. Freeze responded, “I don’t know anybody in this room that doesn’t deserve a second chance, and truthfully if everybody’s life was as documented as mine, it would probably be uncomfortable for a lot of people. I don’t know if ‘deserved’ is the word, but I sure am thankful for grace and that I do get to keep fighting every day for another chance.
Sin has consequences, both in this life and in the spiritual realm. Sin is costly on both levels to us and those around us. Just as God doesn’tus second chances when we betray their trust. They should forgive us; that’s biblical. But that’s not the same thing as a second chance. However, Freeze said several things in his press conference that give me a reason to hope he will use his second chance wisely. He does seem grieved by his past mistakes. That’s good. Our sins and what they cost others should bother us enough to dissuade us from repeating them.
So here we are: Hugh Freeze and a big chunk of the Auburn fanbase that isn’t wild about being the laboratory where time will test the authenticity of his rehabilitation. I am choosing to trust the instincts of good men closer to the eye of this storm, like Freeze’s new Associate Head Coach, Cadillac Williams. I am choosing to trust the guardrails of the ongoing, self-imposed accountability plan that Auburn Athletics Director John Cohen referenced in the press conference.
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