Forgiveness FAQ

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No, forgiveness is to do with your own attitude to events - moving from a bitter or resentful attitude to a stage where you accept and move on from what happened. In your own heart. You know you’ve forgiven someone when you can look back at the event without extreme anger, without a desire for revenge or anything like that.

Trusting the person has to do with how you act with them based on past behaviour and your present knowledge of them. I can forgive someone for hitting me, for example, and choose not to resent them for it, not to want revenge on them for it, things like that.

If they don’t accept that they’ve done anything wrong, and don’t show any signs that their behaviour is going to change in the future, I’ll probably choose not to be around them again, or to be careful when I am around them. If, on the other hand, they apologise and are genuinely sorry, go to anger management classes or do other things that show a determination to change, then I might relax again around them.

Are you saying you want to forgive this girl (which depends on you alone) or trust her again (which depends on whether she’s shown she can be trusted
What does the bible say about forgiving yet staying away from the person who does not show remorse?
 
Forgiveness is SUCH a powerful thing. The most inspiring modern day forgiveness tale I can share is the As We Forgive project. If you haven’t heard of it would encourage you to look it up. It is about the people of Rwanda and how they have learned to forgive one another for the genocide that took place in their country years ago. The wonderful gift of forgiveness…it really is a fabulous and encouraging documentary to watch! It shows people who so forgive their families killers that they help them rebuild their homes and lives after they were released from prison for their crimes. Such a wonderful example of Christ’s love!

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