Neighbor Posted February 6 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 958 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,646 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,084 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted February 6 4 minutes ago, Starise said: I'll bet if you gave me some time I could offend you ;) Time without deodorant maybe. Otherwise no. If one starts with the mindset that their "plight in life" is better than deserved, all then becomes an easy glide along the trail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Know Jah Posted February 6 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 290 Content Per Day: 0.17 Reputation: 127 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/28/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted February 6 It only makes sense to forgive even though it may be difficult. Isaiah 55:7 states God forgives in a large way. We need Gods forgiveness, therefore we must be forgiving also. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelSnow Posted February 7 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 49 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 19 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/09/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted February 7 (edited) The great need for disciples/learners who will give up themselves (opinions) and return to Jesus' teaching on forgiveness has never been more evident. 'Back to the Bible' is replaced by the bane of memory verse theology. See Chapter Three, Forgiveness and Repentance, a survey on the NT and Jesus explicit teaching on forgiveness (most of which has not been seen here). Admin Note: Link Not Approved Quote Members are prohibited from using Worthy to promote their websites or YouTube channels--please abide by the rule. Edited February 7 by Michael37 Link Not Approved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farouk Posted February 9 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 6,508 Content Per Day: 12.14 Reputation: 3,325 Days Won: 31 Joined: 11/18/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted February 9 On 2/3/2024 at 10:35 AM, NConly said: I too have ones than continue to do me wrong. In my case I too feel as I have forgiven them. However what they do does not line up with, there is never any Im sorry or anything close usually it is they stay away for a week or two then want to continue the relationship with out any conversation of what they done wrong.It hard to do that even with lots of prayer. Luke 17 3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. @NConly I think also that if our focus is elsewhere (Hebrews 12.2), then even when ppl greatly annoy it won't affect us inwardly too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelSnow Posted February 13 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 49 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 19 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/09/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted February 13 On 2/6/2024 at 7:13 PM, MichaelSnow said: The great need for disciples/learners who will give up themselves (opinions) and return to Jesus' teaching on forgiveness has never been more evident. 'Back to the Bible' is replaced by the bane of memory verse theology. See Chapter Three, Forgiveness and Repentance, a survey on the NT and Jesus explicit teaching on forgiveness (most of which has not been seen here). Admin Note: Link Not Approved Pathetic that one cannot give a Christian reference. We have to go to a secular website to do that? But then the Pharisees have their traditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn C Posted February 13 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 30 Topic Count: 267 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 13,225 Content Per Day: 3.49 Reputation: 8,512 Days Won: 12 Joined: 12/21/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/06/1947 Share Posted February 13 48 minutes ago, MichaelSnow said: Pathetic that one cannot give a Christian reference. We have to go to a secular website to do that? But then the Pharisees have their traditions. Hi MishaelSnow, I wouldn`t jump too quick to assumptions, for there is a good reason Worthy won`t post any links. How do they know it does not have false teaching. Rather make a comment about the link and then offer it to any who would like to PM you. Just a suggestion. regards, Marilyn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael37 Posted February 13 Group: Servant Followers: 21 Topic Count: 244 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 6,997 Content Per Day: 3.28 Reputation: 4,912 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/05/2018 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/23/1954 Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, MichaelSnow said: Pathetic that one cannot give a Christian reference. We have to go to a secular website to do that? But then the Pharisees have their traditions. Our Terms of Service are clear on the issue. If this is unacceptable to prospective members why do they proceed to register? But then, it becomes patently obvious that many do not familiarise themselves with the Terms of Service and Statement of Faith, so we have an Oversight Team to guide them towards compliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RdJ Posted February 13 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 67 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,143 Content Per Day: 0.37 Reputation: 647 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/11/2015 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/25/1970 Share Posted February 13 On 2/6/2024 at 4:35 PM, Starise said: I'll bet if you gave me some time I could offend you ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furrychristian Posted February 14 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 195 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 118 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/30/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted February 14 Forgiveness doesn't necessarily mean you have to let that person back into your life if they are abusive or toxic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeyondET Posted February 14 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 118 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2,869 Content Per Day: 1.22 Reputation: 816 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/29/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/01/1968 Share Posted February 14 (edited) On 2/3/2024 at 9:39 AM, MichaelSnow said: Like the 'love is love' mantra, many Christians are now going off the track on forgiveness, leaving out much of what the NT teaches. Forgiveness has become part of "therapeutic deism"...forgiveness is now self-therapy rather than reconciliation. Bonhoeffer: "Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance...." If you want a Biblical NT study of both sides of the coin, Chapter Three, Forgiveness and Repentance, Love, Prayer, and Forgiveness No Love and self discipline? Both like fingerprints. Edited February 14 by BeyondET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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