We've all heard the old phrase "forgive and forget", and you've probably also heard the question, Is it possible to forgive without forgetting. But my question is a little different. If you do something you deem as "bad" and in need of forgiveness, and you ask for forgiveness then forget about it, does that mean you are forgiven? Christ said I will forgive who I will forgive, but of you is required to forgive all men. He also said (I paraphrase) that once He has forgiven someone, He remembers it no more. So from these two scriptures I gather that we should forgive even ourselves. If we try to forgive ourselves, then give that desire (of forgiveness) over to God (so that we're not burdened with it any more), then forget about it and are no longer burdened by the guilt associated with it, are we forgiven (if not by God, then at least by ourselves)?
2007-01-04
09:38:36
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Tonya in TX - Duck
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