tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post112517587705541171..comments2024-03-25T14:27:40.121-05:00Comments on Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength: As We ForgiveWeekend Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-1160067161570999972006-10-05T11:52:00.000-05:002006-10-05T11:52:00.000-05:00Say Doug, are you still reading comments on this t...Say Doug, are you still reading comments on this thread? If so, I had a follow-up for you. <BR/><BR/>And I'm half-way being devil's advocate, always a possibility with me. <BR/><BR/>So is there any difference between the forgiveness for a person who asks for forgiveness and the one who does not? And is there any obligation to confront someone who is hard-hearted about their sin? <BR/><BR/>Just thinking ...Weekend Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-1159466111178788752006-09-28T12:55:00.000-05:002006-09-28T12:55:00.000-05:00WF,Jaffy Wrote: Forgiveness is God's willHere is o...WF,<BR/><BR/>Jaffy Wrote: <I>Forgiveness is God's will</I><BR/><BR/>Here is one of those examples where God's will is evident. Forgiveness is toughest for us because it is a prime example of puting others (and God) ahead of ourselves... even at our own hurt, anguish, and/or expense.<BR/><BR/>The attitude of forgiveness must come even before the words 'please forgive me' have even been spoken. If we have prepared to forgive, and put asside ourselves, the anger and bitterness cannot take hold in our lives.<BR/><BR/>Many impatiently wait for the offender to seek forgiveness and in doing so, become bitter and resentful. If we commit in our heart to forgive, we won't need to wait for that person's request: we will move on and the power that person has over our lives has been rendered worthless. <BR/><BR/>I believe this is the real key to the turn the other cheek scriptures.<BR/><BR/>God Bless<BR/>DougDougALughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335959723414264767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-1159449574621212702006-09-28T08:19:00.000-05:002006-09-28T08:19:00.000-05:00Indeed, if we wish to see [God's] will be done on ...Indeed, if we wish to see <I>[God's] will be done on earth as it is in heaven</I>, we have to realize that God's not waiting for all of us to pray for it to happen, He's waiting for us to <I>make</I> it happen. Forgiveness is God's will, as is evident in the incarnation of the Word of God. Forgiving one another is accepting God's will as our own.<BR/><BR/>You bring up forgiving vs. excusing. Lewis wrote about that in <I>The Weight of Glory</I>, in the chapter titled "On Forgiveness", where we're often not asking God (or others) to forgive our sins, but to excuse them. We give reasons why we had to sin:<BR/><BR/><I>Forgiveness says "Yes, you have done this thing, but I accept your apology; I will never hold it against you and everything between us two will be exactly as it was before." But excusing says "I see that you couldn't help it or didn't mean it; you weren't really to blame." If one was not really to blame than there is nothing to forgive.</I><BR/><BR/>If you haven't read the book, I strongly suggest it. And if you have, well, <I>excuse</I> me. <B>;)</B>Jeffrey Pinyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758581112217835988noreply@blogger.com