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Personal Development Forgiveness
Personal Development Forgiveness
FALSE
“For I will forgive their wrongdoing, and
I will never again remember their sins.”
-Hebrews 8:12
God is omniscient, but we are not.
It’s good to get angry when I’m trying
to forgive.
TRUE
Anger is a necessary part of the
forgiving process.
The unforgivable acts done to
us represent something that
has been lost.
Grieving begins with denial and
end with acceptance of the
reality that exists.
I should give up all hard feelings
toward the person I forgive.
TRUE
Forgiveness means to cease to feel
resentment against an offender.
-Merriam Webster
I should try to forgive others quickly
and completely.
FALSE
True forgiveness is an internal
process of healing that cannot be
rushed.
Forgiveness depends on the depth
and seriousness of the offense.
Over time, my hurt will go away and my
forgiveness of the other person will take
care of itself.
FALSE
Forgiveness doesn’t just happen. It
always begins with a CHOICE.
“Time heals all wounds.”
Desensitization and repression are
not forgiveness.
If I have forgiven, I will never have
feelings of hatred against those who
have hurt me.
FALSE
When we have been deeply hurt, we
may well have feelings of hatred
toward the person who hurt us.
“Love your enemies.”
-Matthew 5:44
The opposite of love is fear, not hate.
While we may feel hatred toward the
person who hurt us, we are not to stay
in this negative emotion.
If I forgive, I am in some way saying
that what happened to me didn’t
matter.
FALSE
Forgiveness never makes evil act into
something good.
“Well then, shall we keep on sinning so that God can
keep on showing us more and more kindness and
forgiveness? Of course not! Should we keep on
sinning when we don’t have to?”
-Romans 6:1-2
Forgiveness is basically a one-time
decision. Either I forgive or not.
FALSE
Forgiveness is both a decision and
a process.
I can’t forgive until the person who
hurt me repents.
FALSE
“For if you forgive other people when they
sin against you, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you.”
-Matthew 6:14
I should forgive even if the person
who hurt me does not repent.
TRUE
Forgiveness is an act done for the one
who was hurt. The offender owes us, but
he or she may never be able to repay
even if he or she wants to.
What if the offender is dead?
Forgiveness doesn’t mean
reconciliation.