When you say you have forgiven someone ,have you really forgiven them? or do you forgive them because they have asked for your forgiveness or because its the right and honorable thing to do that God tells us to? or when you forgive them you have expetations that they won't repeat the same mistakes they did? Forgiveness is defined as an act of stop feeling angry or resentful towards a person who has wronged you or hurt you.In the book of mattew 6 verse 14 to 16 Jesus commands us to forgive so that we will also be forgiven . Is that the main reason why we forgive ? Jesus also said that if your brother sins you even seven times we must forgive him . In our nature we do not overflow with mercy ,grace and forgiveness. But when we have acceptde the holy spirit we are given the Holy spririt fruits. The fruits of the holy spirit are LOVE, JOY, PEACE ,LONGSUFFERING, KINDNESS, GOODNESS , FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS and SELF CONTROL.http://www.bible-knowledge.com/fruits-of-the-holy-spirit/. All these are what Jesus has and what he went through .These fruits helps us along the way to forgive people. In forgiving a person you do not just help them but you help yourself, You bring freedom,Joy and happiness to yourself. Jesus showed us the way and opened a way for forgiveness so let us follow in jesus footsteps.
well forgiving is easy but we cannot forget,how tue is it that if you cannot forget it means you have not forgiven
ReplyDeleteforgiving a person goes hand in hand with forgetting. that is forgiving sincerly . because if you forgive and person and do not forget that means you have not forgiven from your heard .its either you're doing a favor or you obligated to do so. why am i saying this? it is because God forgive us each and everyday and does not remind us meaning he has forgotten. in the bible it says god forgives us all the old things and he considers you as a new person.
Deleteat the end of the day its easier said than done ...people should learn to say what they mean and mean what they say..and forgiveness has nathing to do with wether the person asked for your forgiveness or not .its about you moving on and holding any gradges simply because its the right thing to do and the christian way
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