Why Can't Man Forgive?

[Snowdoove]

Hal-le-lu-jah! Let praises ring! Rev 19:1

I am sorry if some feel that I may be asking too many questions, or that my questions are worldly influenced.

If people stop asking questions, then how does G-d gain?

I believe G-d forgives those who repent of their sins.

In Luke 17:3, Y'shua says,Take heed to yourselves,  If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

So my question is Why can't Christians who have Christ in their hearts and have been offended, rebuke and forgive?

Is the only thing we have in common with each other is that our church steeples face up?

Snow

[Catsmeow]

Snow: I can. If someone does something to me and asks for forgiveness...it's very easy for me to forgive. No prob!

- I'm not really sure why people don't forgive.

Sometimes people do evil to us and they're not even sorry. They don't think they've done wrong. Or - they don't care. Then it's hard to forgive. When people say hard words that hurt us then don't say they're sorry...it's hard to forgive them because they don't care if they wronged us.

But when someone says, "I'm sorry" how can I refuse a sincere appology? I can't. Never.                   Cat

[The Journey]

Snow, I think we can forgive...but I do pray that Cat's sweet spirit would be a fruit that more Christians would grow.

- Steve

[Adstar]

When forgiveness is asked for it must be given. But it must be asked for first.

All Praise The Ancient Of Days

[Catsmeow]

Hi, Adstar...What if someone has wronged us and has no remorse?

In Luke, Chapter 6, we're told that if we want to receive mercy we must be willing to show mercy -even to our enemies.  

I am apt to forgive those who've wronged me (and not repented) since I need God's infinite mercy (all I can get)

[Guest Fabrice]

We need to forgive like God forgives us. So then ? It's by faith we "receive" and "aknowledge" that God sent His Son to wash our sins.

That means it's IMPOSSIBLE to forgive without faith. We may ask, 'but why ? I've many non-christians forgiving others !' In response that I say God is the only one to forgive, so it can only come from Him ! It's a grace. But now we need to be sure non-christians really forgive with their heart.

As much as we have faith we forgive.

I have faith so I forgive. Of course not everything because I lack faith, but as much as I love God (which is by faith).

mmh rebuke ? I think we have to do it, by love - wantiing our brother to be conscient of it's pride. Yeah I know some people of God, (are sure) they know everything, lack nothing, have all the courage ! Impressive, but actually they have nothing, even less than nothing. That's why, if we love them we must rebuke them. And I think Paul says that if that person don't change, we have to consider them as "of the world".

God bless

[WISDOM]

So my question is Why can't Christians who have Christ in their hearts and have been offended, rebuke and forgive?

Snow:  It's very simple.......Selfish PRIDE.

[Catsmeow]

Fabrice:

Long before I was ever saved, I was the victim of a very violent crime and left for dead. I was just a young teen

[For Him Alone]

Cat, you are so right. Christians sometimes can be so cruel. And

[Catsmeow]

Jesus said that those who have been forgiven much will love much. That's me.  

I still have my old photos of me partying with my friends, sitting there with a beer in one hand and a smoke in the other.

I  lived just to party.  If I wasn't partying with my co-workers at the Jazz bar, I was getting loaded at home.  

If "I" were God, I sure wouldn't have picked me.  I would've found a more promising creature.

You have no idea what a mess I was!  

When I converted -  I  knew I was a mess. I spent three whole days  just crying until I had no more tears left.  So many years of sinning and sinning.  Frankly, I was sick of sinning.  

You know how good it feels to be forgiven? To be made completely new and given a fresh start? I do.

Considering how great a sin debt the Lord forgave on my account... I am very willing to forgive others.