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Originally Posted by jediwill83
Im obviously outclassed in this discussion and I guess Im having to re evaluate some things. I feel like you've just handed me a license to be what Id used to consider a complete jerk...but theres so many facets to all of this.
Maybe not to you but there is to me....because if this is legit...Im looking at some major changes I need to make not only for the sake of myself but for others.
It would seem that the unconditional forgiveness is just a way to be taken advantage of...kinda like Rules For Radicals...I dunno...I need sleep.
Remind me not to get on your bad side. 😂
Please forgive me if I have.
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You're not outclassed, and there is nothing to forgive bro!
There is certainly no license to be a jerk for Christians. But perhaps we've all been taught a false definition of what a "jerk" is.
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
(Lev 19:17-18)
We are not to bear a grudge against our neighbour, but that doesn't mean we need to be everybody's door mat either. I think if we learn to separate our feelings from the idea of forgiveness (by understanding what forgiveness actually refers to, as the release of a debt that is owed) then we can avoid falling into the two traps of either holding grudges or allowing sin to go unchecked. We also avoid trying to live up to impossible standards that God never intended. It's nice to be Sweet Pea who wouldn't dare upset the flies in her window, but that's not really practical for most of us. On the other hand, Oscar the Grouch is no model for a saint, either.
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