How can a Person Live a Better Life After Living a Life of Crime?

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There are good things that happen to people who have the desire to become better and live better lives. I have known a man, a hired killer who has been on the hit list. One day, he met a preacher and this preacher shared him the gospel of Jesus Christ. His life has turned around. After some years, he became a preacher himself living a life for God. What a turn-around.

I'll always believe that the door of forgiveness never been closed to those who had been sent to prison.In Chinese,it's saying that men at their birht are naturally good.The people who never been to prison are enough kind to accept this people with criminal record,the people who have been to prison are enough kind to make themselves are accepted.Though it's really a long way to succeed.

They really have to be able to forgive themselves for what they have done. If they do that then they would have the strength to move on and start a new life. If they aren't able to then it would be very difficult.

Hi getbrowser, It is never too late for forgiveness, but often these with a criminal past have trouble finding work, and then it becomes difficult to prove that they really have changed. Does you friend find it difficult to forgive himself, or is he having problems with others? Many people have turned their lives around but for most it has not been easy. I wish your friend well. Blessings.

my brother likes money - he wanted a lot of money without working hard for it and so he sold drugs in his early 20's.

He got caught and went to prison.

He got out and had never been in trouble again.

not the same as killing someone I know, but he was involved in a criminal activity and has gone so straight he's a CPA...

I also knew a lady who killed a passenger on her motorcycle while DUI and went to prison, she was still drinking but at least she didn't take a passenger along under the influence.

Past is past. You cannot turn the leaf back. When a person has repented for his bad actions sincerely, he can live a normal life by doing as many good things as possible and spend his time in God's service praying for forgiveness. In a spiritual class, they told us that a killer, after completion of his sentence, is leading a spiritual life like this by being in an ashram (where spiritual activities conducted) and people are attending bhajans (singing songs on God) there though they know that he was a killer before.

This is going to sound weird but consider this..who would you most likely to have around? A murderer or a thief? Who is most likely to strike again? I think that it is never to late but I think there are some crimes that are a little to much for me as a person to forgive. It really boils down to the criminal and what they are willing to do to turn their life around. It's not to late to make their life a good life but it may be more than I can stand as a person to have them around me or mine.

Misunderstand about these person living a life of crime before,it's wrong and unfair appraise a person only by what he had done.we are young and everyone can't avoid make mistake,forgive and help.don't make their life more harder.

My husband used to live a life of crime and he even went to prison. He was smoking crack cocaine and robbed a store. He didn't rob it while anyone was there and wasn't trying to hurt anyone. Anyway, he went to prison for it for three years and when he got out, he turned his life around. We met when he got out and have been together ever since. He hasn't gotten in trouble since he has been out and has led a decent life. He quit drugs and even had good jobs when he got out. So yes, it is possible to live a better life after living a life of crime.:)