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by _STEVE7150 » Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:35 am
What does it mean to "forgive yourself"? Can this be the same as forgiving others? I can't, off hand, think of anything in scripture about "forgive yourself". To my mind, forgiving always entails a cost for the forgiving party. If this is true, how would one internalize this cost? By doing penance or something?
Homer, About a week ago i thought i made a careless mistake in my business 3 years ago that could hurt someone and i was condemning myself. Finally i repented of carelessness and forgave myself since "there is no condemnation in Christ." The next day IMO God put in my heart to uncover info from 3 years ago that reminded me that what i had done did have a good reason and i was very relieved. I don't believe i would have uncovered this info on my own since i was careless in not leaving a trail so i attribute the forgiving of myself to God's response.
"My little children let us not love in word ,neither in tongue but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth and shall assure our hearts before him. FOR IF OUR HEART CONDEMN US, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
Beloved , if our heart CONDEMN US NOT , then we have confidence toward God." 1 John 3.18-21
I'm not sure i understand what you mean about a cost for the forgiving party? It seems to me holding on to unforgivness is a much greater cost then forgiving.
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