Forgiveness is not ignoring, disregarding, tolerating, excusing, overlooking, or closing ones eyes to the sin of another person. It is not simply letting time pass after the offense has been committed and then getting over it. It is not resigning ones self to the other persons sinful actions by saying, Well, thats just the way s/he is and Im stuck with her/him for life, so Ill just accept it. It is not letting things roll off our backsor agreeing to make a fresh start without confronting the problem. To engage in these behaviors not only condones sin, but also perpetuates it, and as Christians, we are forbidden to do so. The Biblical Model of Forgiveness Jesus himself gave us a three-step model of forgiveness among believers in the Gospel of Luke. He said: Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and IF he repent, forgive him. (By Dana Neel)
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 12:30:02 +0000
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