Posts tagged forgiveness

Because Jesus died our sin, we are free to confess, and God is free to forgive.

Here’s what we’ve discovered from the New Testament so far. I’ll just rehearse the principles, not the passages. But it’s important to remember that these …

Principle 1: Whenever the offender genuinely confesses and asks forgiveness, I am obligated to grant it fully and freely. The second time the topic of …

When we casually absolve everyone of everything irrespective of their own attitude toward their sin, we make light of sin, cheapen the grace of forgiveness, and short-circuit what God wants to do inside them. Sin is ultimately against God not me, so forgiveness is bigger than me; that’s why I have to exercise it according to God’s rules.

As a Christian, am I obligated to forgive everyone who sins against me? Do I forgive only if the offender asks me to? What do I do if he never asks forgiveness?

All this came up while my daughter was counseling at a Christian camp this summer. One of her campers (“Anna”) asked her whether she was obligated to forgive her father for being verbally abusive to her, even if he never apologized for his behavior. See, someone else had told her that she needed to, and she wanted to know if that was right.

Resentment burns like spreading and smoldering fires. If not properly dealt with, it can wield an addictive power in your life. Here are seven Biblical actions you can take to overcome resentment.

My sense of offended “justice” often rationalizes my resentment, allowing it to masquerade under the guise of righteousness. So how can I recognize the defiling infection of resentment and eradicate its stubborn root? Recovery from resentment begins not with another’s repentance, but with my own.