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To: Fiji Hill

Yet I hear that forgiveness is not for the offender but for the victim.

What is forgiveness? Best I can tell its letting go of the desire for vengeance?


19 posted on 08/20/2024 12:21:04 PM PDT by iluvschnitzle
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To: iluvschnitzle; Fiji Hill
Yet I hear that forgiveness is not for the offender but for the victim. What is forgiveness? Best I can tell its letting go of the desire for vengeance?

I think it is more than letting go of the desire for vengeance. It is letting go of my rights for vengeance. God said, "vengeance is mine, I will repay". I relinquish that to Him and, in that surrender, I am freed from "getting even" or keeping score.

92 posted on 08/22/2024 5:49:13 PM PDT by boatbums (When you dwell in the shelter of the Most High, you will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. )
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