General Thoughts on Forgiveness
This is a combination of stuff from The Peacemaker by Ken Sande as well as my study for this week. It'll all come together this weekend in my sermons on John 13.THREE PRIMARY WAYS THE WORD FORGIVENESS IS USED IN THE NT:
- to exonerate, or withhold punishment. as in "to forgive sins". this is something that is typically only done by God or Christ in the New Testament.
- to lay aside, or to put away. this is the idea of choosing to just overlook someone's fault against you. it requires no interaction, it is just a decision.
- to set free. as in setting someone free from whatever they may owe you, whether it be material, financial, emotional, or even an apology.
- Forgiveness is never the wrong thing to do
- Forgiveness is always Jesus' way
- Forgiveness doesn't "fix" everything
- Forgiveness is for YOU not for THEM
- I promise not to dwell on this
- I promise not to use this against you
- I promise not to talk to others about this
- I promise not to allow this to hinder our relationship
Labels: forgiveness, love, relationships
posted by David Rudd @ 10:50 AM
1 Comments:
I'm without biblical context here, but can you further expound upon what you mean when you say that "Forgiveness is for YOU not for THEM"?
I'm assuming that you are suggesting that in forgiving others, we are freeing ourselves from our bitterness, hostility, and hate, and entering into Love - which I wholeheartedly agree with.
I certainly like this concept, just would like some further examination from you.
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