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Forgiveness does not beat the offending party over the head with their offense trying to make them feel guilty. It does not try to destroy the reputation of the offending party or get revenge by sharing the transgression with others.
Forgiveness does not wallow in the misery of the conflict. It gets up and moves on with life. It does not rip off the scabs to see if the offense is healing because this only prolongs the hurt. Forgiveness has the courage to work through problems rather than ignoring
them or pretending they are not there.
Purpose of forgiveness
The act of forgiveness restores and reconciles broken relationships. What happens if one of the parties does not want to restore the relationship? Does forgiveness still take place? That is like asking, the chicken or the hen which comes first? Which comes first, forgiveness then repentance or repentance then forgiveness?
Chicken comes first then egg. Meanwhile, forgiveness first, repentance follows.
The joy of forgiveness comes when you repent and turn from your sin. We can forgive others their offenses, but we both may not experience the joy of restoration and reconciliation until repentance of the offender takes place.
However, sometimes they do not repent, and we are left with a true but hollow forgiveness. That's a painful experience I tell you. When you forgive someone and he or she does not repent it hurts.
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Forgiveness does not wallow in the misery of the conflict. It gets up and moves on with life. It does not rip off the scabs to see if the offense is healing because this only prolongs the hurt. Forgiveness has the courage to work through problems rather than ignoring
them or pretending they are not there.
Purpose of forgiveness
The act of forgiveness restores and reconciles broken relationships. What happens if one of the parties does not want to restore the relationship? Does forgiveness still take place? That is like asking, the chicken or the hen which comes first? Which comes first, forgiveness then repentance or repentance then forgiveness?
Chicken comes first then egg. Meanwhile, forgiveness first, repentance follows.
The joy of forgiveness comes when you repent and turn from your sin. We can forgive others their offenses, but we both may not experience the joy of restoration and reconciliation until repentance of the offender takes place.
However, sometimes they do not repent, and we are left with a true but hollow forgiveness. That's a painful experience I tell you. When you forgive someone and he or she does not repent it hurts.
See also "forgiveness is golden"i
Click here
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