why can’t we be like him and forgive the people who do us wrong? Why must we hold grudges on things that can easily be forgiven? The Biblical meaning of forgiveness is An act of God’s grace to forget forever and not hold people of faith accountable for sins they confess. The Bible states that when one truly repents to the Lord and asks for forgiveness‚ your sins are then "cast into the sea of forgetfulness. So why cant we cast other people’s wrong doings into our sea of forgetfulness? Years go by and
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possible to forgive a wrong done to someone else? Should only those who repent be forgiven? Is forgiveness a selfish act‚ a way to make ourselves feel better? To forgive is to set one free‚ to acknowledge that it does no good to hate. Hate really destroys both the other person and yourself. That realization is what I think taught me about forgiveness‚ and so I try my best to live by it. I think forgiveness is an huge aspect of our humanity. I think many of us are brought up to believe that if we don’t
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Oscar Wilde once said‚ “children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them for what they did.” An example to forgive is like when my friend and I got in a fist fight and latter I asked for his forgiveness and he did forgive me for what I did and said it better not happen again. It’s important to know if you’re willing to forgive or not so that person or persons know why you made that decision and what they did to deserve that answer from you
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adultery and Elizabeth‚ his wife‚ hasn’t forgiven him. The couple are just two of the characters who show why forgiveness is important in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Forgiveness is an important aspect in daily life‚ but many don’t notice why. In “The Crucible” the importance of forgiveness is portrayed by the Proctors‚ and Reverend John Hale. John and Elizabeth lacked forgiveness in their relationship‚ until their lives were on the line. First‚ Goody Proctor did not forgive John until he
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Karl Rahner writes about the mystery of guilt that human being cannot avoid once he or she committed sin against God. The acceptance of hopelessness of guilt and desire to transcend is the beginning of conversion. God gives to us a free gift of forgiveness which is the most incomprehensible miracle of the love of God. To understand better I will quote some important points of each chapter of this booklet. In the first chapter Karl Rahner presents that if we make a brief and meaningful observations
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Love & Forgiveness There has always been a myriad of questions playing in my mind. I’ve always wondered‚ can love be compared to the flames of aromatic candles? For‚ though the flames may die‚ the lingering aroma clings to me. Another question waltz’s in my mind‚ jeopardizing my very sanity. What if I had taken everything one hold’s dear‚ forever marring their future? Am I to them forever the shade that serves the fire? Or would they forgive me‚ like the Omnipotent Sire? A very good
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Optimism is to Pessimism as Lazy is to Hard Work “Blackberries in June” by Ron Rash‚ is about a couple‚ Matt and Jamie‚ who have a very pessimistic family‚ especially when it comes to the young couples accomplishments in life. What makes Jamie and Matt different from the other family members? They have a lot of determination‚ motivation‚ discipline‚ and are willing to make sacrifices necessary to get where they want to be in life. Throughout the story‚ the author gives a variety of examples
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Forgiveness or Revenge Is it possible to let anger blind any other emotion? The Tempest by William Shakespeare‚ is the story of the mage Prospero struggling between revenge towards the people that banish him‚ and strip him of his Dukeship‚ or the act of forgiveness. The play consists of Prospero enacting his revenge fantasy towards those who have wronged him‚ his slave Caliban‚ an outspoken‚ deformed person‚ and Ariel‚ a magical spirit taking the shape of a human‚ who feels indebted to Prospero for
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Why would a reformer never change his or herself? In "Sponono"‚ a short story by Alan Paton‚ the main character Sponono never learned to change his ways because he believed forgiveness always would be the solution when someone misbehaved. Even though he lost all his freedom after he stole the stone‚ Meneer still gave him many opportunities for him to make amend. According to Sponono‚ authorities such as Meneer should always forgive others. When Sponono and Tembo got into a fight‚ Sponono insisted
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“Forgiveness Is More Than Saying Sorry” “Forgiveness is a relational process whereby harmful conduct is acknowledged by one or both partners; the harmed partner extends undeserved mercy to the perceived transgressor; one or both partners experience a transformation from negative to positive psychological states‚ and the meaning of the relationship is renegotiated‚ with the possibility of reconciliation” (Waldron & Kelley 2008). There is no doubt that forgiveness is an extremely important topic
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