Renunciation of vengeance, relational reconciliation, divine judicial forgiveness — those are the three kinds of forgiveness. And Christians chronically conflate the three, which causes much harm and confusion to victims of abuse. Let us look at the scriptures about forgiveness. All scriptures are from the NASB1995 unless otherwise stated. First the one from the Lord's… Continue reading Three Kinds of Forgiveness
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“If he repents seven times in one day, you must forgive him.” – Does this mean forgiveness is unconditional?
And he said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. Pay… Continue reading “If he repents seven times in one day, you must forgive him.” – Does this mean forgiveness is unconditional?
