How to Forgive Family Who Hurt You: Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph forgave his brothers without pretending the betrayal never happened.
Forgiveness
On forgiving others, being forgiven and forgiving yourself. Honest about how slow it can be, and clear that forgiveness never means staying somewhere unsafe.
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Seventy Seven Times
Anyone who keeps a running total is not forgiving, they are deferring a reckoning.
Why You Can’t Forgive Yourself Even Though God Did
Forgiveness is the injured party's to give, and you were never the injured party. The verdict you keep appealing was entered a…
Quick to Judge
Judging is cheap because it requires no information and no relationship.
The Clause We Skip Over
Jesus attaches a condition here that most of us read past quickly.
Kind Because You Were Forgiven First
The measure of forgiveness offered is the forgiveness already received.
God Sees the Real You, Even the Version You Hide
There is a version of you that nobody gets to see. Scripture says God already knows it, and that being fully known…
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Bible Verses
- “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”Luke 6:37
- “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”Matthew 6:14
- “Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.”Ephesians 4:32
- “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.”Psalm 103:12
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