It is the
ONLY
ROUTE TO FULL WHOLENESS AND HEALING FOR THE ABUSED OF ANY AGE.
When someone asserts as you did, the assertion is essentially insisting that the author knows better
THAN ALMIGHTY GOD does about forgiveness and abuse.
Considering Calvary,
that's an EXCEEDINGLY FOOLHARDY assertion.
Certainly WHEN AND IF the child is very young and has been horribly physically abused, it may take some multiple discussions to reach the point where the child understands and is able and willing to forgive. However, it is ESSENTIAL that they reach that point
FOR THEIR OWN HEALING, WHOLENESS AND PEACE
AS WELL AS FOR THEIR ETERNAL DESTINY.
BTW, THE GRAND DEAN of the psyc dept, now retired just walked in. He's an old time scholarly sort of soul with a great deal of Christian humanness (though he may be an atheist or agnostic, for all I know, on that score), compassion, empathy and understanding as well as a very high level of professionalism . . . and I posed the question to him.
He agreed that the abused must come to the place of forgiveness and letting go. That they will likely never forget but they must come to a place of forgiveness and letting go else the bitterness etc. will eat them alive while the abuser may not care less. I agree with him wholeheartedly.
He agreed that the abused must come to the place of forgiveness and letting go. That they will likely never forget but they must come to a place of forgiveness and letting go else the bitterness etc. will eat them alive while the abuser may not care less. I agree with him wholeheartedly.