Grace In A Good Man Is Hard To Find

The Bible states, “Thou shalt not kill” because killing someone or something is a sin (Exodus 20: 13). The Misfit and his acquaintances had committed a sin; however, grace stepped in and forgave them. O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” portrays violence and evil by a way of redeeming grace. The Misfit stated, “It’s no real pleasure in life” and he knew he had done wrong, yet Jesus Christ freed him from his sins by ending the curse on humanity (O’Connor 295). The Bible said, “ For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law; but under grace”; the Misfit, his acquaintance, and the grandmother were all under grace even though they had done wrong (Romans 6:14). First, in O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”

The car accident consisted of the grandmother, her son, grandkids, and daughter in law. The Misfit and his acquaintances were able to catch the whole accident from the woods (O’Connor 290). They; however, saw the accident because O 'Connor stated, “as if the occupants were watching them” (O’Connor 290). Obviously, they were watching because the family was going to be their target. The family was indeed going to be the next victims because the Misfit was evil. In addition to them watching the family, they slowly went down the hill towards the family. When the Misfit got down the hill he “turned his head and muttered something to the other two and got out” said O’Connor (O’Connor 290). The Misfit knew then he wanted to kill this family as soon as he said something to his acquaintances. The Bible states, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves” (Matthew 7:15). The Misfit and his acquaintances were considered wolves dressed in sheep’s clothing because they portrayed themselves as good, but actually, they are evil individuals. The Misfit and his acquaintances portrayed themselves as good people by not just killing them first. Beware

Finally, the redeeming of grace takes place for the Misfit and the grandmother. The grandmother was able to get through to the Misfit before he killed her (O’Connor 294). She wanted to make sure she cared about someone other than herself and change her ways before she died. The grandmother also wanted to make sure she did what God asked for her to do. God wanted her to get the Misfit to stop running from him and reveal he needs help. The Bible says “Surely the LORD God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secrets unto his servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7). Even though the grandmother was not a prophet, God still used her as a means of revealing his intentions for the Misfit. God wanted the Misfit to be his prophet, but the Misfit decided it would be better to commit sins instead (O’Connor 296). The Misfit intentionally committed the sins because he figured God would not want him to be his prophet if he was not perfect. Even though the story does not go into detail about prophecy, the Misfit was supposed to be a prophet. The Misfit could not hide from God any longer because of the grandmother. Even though repentance and forgiveness are not mentioned in the story, it still took place. Repentance and forgiveness took place because when Jesus died on the cross society was cleansed of all sins. The Bible states “God commendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). The sins of the Misfit have cleared away because of Jesus