Why is it important to forgive others?

by Mia

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Posted on 14-05-2022 01:54 AM

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I want to talk about an in-depth journey through the difficult topic of forgiveness. I say difficult because forgiving someone who has deeply hurt you is no doubt the hardest challenge you will ever face. But deciding to forgive someone who has deeply hurt you is also, unquestionably, one of the most important choices you will ever make.

I talk an awful lot about forgiving others. It’s the best therapy in the whole damn world. Trust me on that. I had a million people in my life i needed to forgive. But i realized one very important thing: if i wanted to move on and have a happier life, it was mandatory for me to forgive all those who hurt me so i could move on with my life and leave the pain, past, and hurt all behind.

The first time i remember hearing this gospel, i was about nine years old. (i’m sure that is not because it hadn’t been read in my presence before, but rather that i was not very attentive to the readings when i was a younger child. ) that christmas my parents had given me a missal that included all the lectionary readings—as well as the mass prayers—in those days, with latin on the one side and english on the other—so now i could follow everything that was happening. My translation followed the textual variant in which jesus tells peter to forgive “seventy times seven,” and i remember calculating in my head how many times that would be. Of course, now i realize that it is irrelevant whether jesus said to forgive “77 times” or “490 times. ” (seriously, can you imagine keeping a log where you tote up the number of times you forgive someone?) not meant literally, the number was exaggerated to prove the point: disciples of jesus should be willing to forgive those who have wronged them and who have repented of their wrongdoing. That part is pretty easy to see now. Unfortunately, some other misapprehensions of this passage are at least as important to overcome but much more difficult to recognize.

It is important to model forgiveness with your kids and learn to forgive those who hurt you. If you see your kids are unforgiving, chances are they learned it from you or their father. You may never have said anything, but your actions showed them all they needed to know. You may need to do some reteaching. If your kids are little, get some books on forgiveness. Start reading and talking about it with them in a non-confrontational way.

How many times should I forgive someone for the same thing?

Then peter came to jesus and asked, “lord, when my fellow believer sins against me, how many times must i forgive him? should i forgive him as many as seven times?” share.

When peter asked jesus how many times he should forgive someone, what was jesus' reply? | until you no longer sin | seven | you shouldn't forgive them | seventy times seven | in the bible or not? : "it's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. ".

At this point it is necessary to clear up some of the misconceptions about forgiveness. In some ways, it is easier to say what forgiveness is not than what it is. These misconceptions matter because sometimes when we say we can’t or won’t forgive, we are actually talking about something other than biblical forgiveness. Let me list a few things forgiveness does not mean:.

Some of jesus’ disciples apparently had the same problem you do, and on one occasion one of them asked jesus if he should forgive someone as many as seven times. Jesus replied, “i say not … seven times: but, until seventy times seven” (matthew 18:22, kjv). What jesus meant by this expression was that we ought to forgive others without limit. Why is this? the reason, jesus went on to say, is because we should treat others the same way god has treated us. You see, we owe god a debt that is far greater than anything we could ever repay—a debt caused by our sin. But god in his grace has forgiven us anyway—not because we deserve it, but simply because of his love and mercy.

Forgive him for his past because we all make mistakes. Forgive him for the son he was to his parents when he was young and naïve. Forgive him for the friend he wasn’t when his friends needed him to show-up, when someone counted on him and he failed them terribly. Forgive him for the employee he was when he lacked motivation, passion or purpose. Forgive him for the partner he wasn’t in his previous relationships. Forgive him for the hearts he broke before he met you because he was too selfish to leave. Forgive him for the things he’s done when he was at his lowest. Forgive him for the times he was lost when he didn’t know who he was or what he wanted. Forgive him for his past because he no longer lives there.

From “growing in the character of a disciple”: chapter 12 – what it really meant by forgiving others, and what does it involve? the apostle peter asked jesus a question which must have occurred to most of us – how many times are we expected to forgive people? is there a limit? what if they just carry on sinning against us, again and again? jesus answered peter by telling him a story:.

Today’s reading – matthew 18-19 scripture – matthew 18:21-22 – then peter came to him and said, “lord, how many times could my brother sin against me and i forgive him?  as many as seven times?”  “i tell you, not as many as seven,” jesus said to him, “but seventy times seven. ”.

HOW MANY TIMES OUGHT WE FORGIVE?

Lord, how often shall my mugs for brother what present should i get my best gifts for brother anything for a brother in need things to get for your brother what to gift your brother sin against me, and i forgive him? up to seven times? then peter came to him and said, "lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and i forgive him?  up to seven times?"  jesus said to him, "i do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

( mark 9:33–41 ; luke 9:46–50 ) 1 at that time the disciples came to jesus and asked, “who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 jesus invited a little child to stand among them. 3 “truly i tell you,” he said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 and whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.

1 at that time the disciples came to jesus and asked, 'who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?' 2 he called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 and he said: 'truly i tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 and whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.

The greatest in the kingdom. 1 a at that time the disciples * approached jesus and said, “who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2he called a child over, placed it in their midst, 3 b and said, “amen, i say to you, unless you turn and become like children, * you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 c whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 * and whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me.

4 dear friends,( a ) do not believe every spirit,( b ) but test the spirits to see whether they are from god, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. ( c ) 2 this is how you can recognize the spirit of god: every spirit that acknowledges that jesus christ has come in the flesh( d ) is from god,( e ) 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge jesus is not from god. This is the spirit of the antichrist,( f ) which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. ( g ).

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