Do we have to forgive those who have never asked for our forgiveness? If they refuse to apologize, are we still supposed to forgive?
Please post your answers.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6
No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
~ Micah 6:8, NLT
Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.
Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don't get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge cloud of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
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What would Jesus do? Did the adulteress necessarily ask? How many times did Jesus tell Peter to forgive? Didn't Jesus tell us to judge as we would want to be judged? Doesn't mercy come to the merciful? Don't both of the Greatest Commandments say "Love..."? From the three greatest virtues, faith, hope and love, isn't love the greatest? Isn't vengeance the Lord's? Just pray about it: He has the answers.
Yes. Jesus never put conditions on that command.
However, that doesn't mean that you necessaruly resume the relationship/friendship/whatever. That is an entirely seperate issue from forgiveness.
Thank you for insight. Please pray for me.
Yeah I guess we are forgiven to forgive, and from the Lord's prayer, we ask for God's forgiveness as we forgive others.
Easy to say but hard to do.
Hope we will all learn how to manage anger and be ever ready to forgive.
It's a continual and lifelong process. So, together we learn, together we grow!
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