To me, Christ gives us a clear yet "unofficial" commandment to forgive like we want to be forgive. In this world of entitlement, people expect forgiveness but often fail to hand it out in return. Jesus says "forgive us our transgressions as we forgive those who have transgressed against us." So why do we fail at this so regularly, miserably, and furthermore without regard of consequence?
A lot of people fail to realize that when we forgive we must forget. You will often here people say "I forgive you, but I can't forget what you did". That counteracts the entire ideology of forgiveness. To forget means to not label the offender for what they have done to you once you have worked out forgiveness of them with God. By no means does forget infer that we should put ourselves in harm's way (a repeat of the initial contact that we are showing forgiveness for). If the person is a habitual offender, wholeheartedly forgive them and then steer clear of that circumstance to prevent repeat issues.
God forgives and forgets our transgressions in an instant. Even Jesus asked God to forgive those who had a Him crucified. Why can't people FORGIVE & FORGET in order to move past the problem and live life to the fullest? Its because we hold to the infraction and use it as a scapegoat for all of our lifelong issues. We need something and someone to blame for not falling on God's tender mercies and seeking His word and healing hand to rise above the situation and never look back. I myself struggle with this but, will not give up on getting better at it, for giving up is not of God.
Mark 11:25
A lot of people fail to realize that when we forgive we must forget. You will often here people say "I forgive you, but I can't forget what you did". That counteracts the entire ideology of forgiveness. To forget means to not label the offender for what they have done to you once you have worked out forgiveness of them with God. By no means does forget infer that we should put ourselves in harm's way (a repeat of the initial contact that we are showing forgiveness for). If the person is a habitual offender, wholeheartedly forgive them and then steer clear of that circumstance to prevent repeat issues.
God forgives and forgets our transgressions in an instant. Even Jesus asked God to forgive those who had a Him crucified. Why can't people FORGIVE & FORGET in order to move past the problem and live life to the fullest? Its because we hold to the infraction and use it as a scapegoat for all of our lifelong issues. We need something and someone to blame for not falling on God's tender mercies and seeking His word and healing hand to rise above the situation and never look back. I myself struggle with this but, will not give up on getting better at it, for giving up is not of God.
Mark 11:25
[ Forgiveness and Prayer ] “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.
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