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Why do I have to forgive?
In order to receive forgiveness for our sins, we need to forgive others. Forgiving others allows us to overcome feelings of anger, bitterness, or revenge. Forgiveness can heal spiritual wounds and bring the peace and love that only God can give.
How do you forgive a person?
As you read through these steps, think about how you might adapt them to your own life.
- Know what forgiveness is and why it matters.
- Become “forgivingly fit”
- Address your inner pain.
- Develop a forgiving mind through empathy.
- Find meaning in your suffering.
- When forgiveness is hard, call upon other strengths.
- Forgive yourself.
Why should we forgive others answer?
Learning to forgive helps us to control our story and our feelings to avoid unnecessary pain. As powerful individuals, we can choose between living in a victim mode or an adult mode. We can feel our feelings without letting them overtake us.
Why do we have to forgive someone?
Obviously forgivenesses doesn’t occur overnight, it takes time, space and often reflection. The main reason you choose to forgive is for your personal wellbeing, whether you accept the person who hurt you back in your life, is up to you and should be a choice you make when you are in a good place.
How many purposes do we have for forgiveness?
A reflection on what forgiveness accomplishes, its purpose or goal, suggests at least eight purposes to forgiving. What does it mean to forgive?
Can a forgiver forgive and then reconcile?
The forgiver can forgive and then not reconcile. The forgiver does not excuse the unfair behavior but offers goodness in the face of the unfairness. The forgiver should not think in “either/or” terms, either forgiving and abandoning a quest for justice, or seeking justice alone without forgiving.
What is the relationship between forgiveness and Justice?
The forgiver should not think in “either/or” terms, either forgiving and abandoning a quest for justice, or seeking justice alone without forgiving. The two moral virtues of forgiveness and justice can and should be applied together. With this understanding in place, here are at least eight reasons to forgive.
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