What would allow you to forgive Hitler for his deeds ?

Answer 1

thats a hard one i cant forgive him for his curelty thats something that god will have to do

Answer 2

Forgiveness as I have been taught is not a way of saying, "Everything is okay with how someone acted, and I'll be your friend now." Forgiveness is for our own sake so that awful things that happen to us, or happen in this world will not eat us up inside(tear our soul apart). It's for our own peace. Also, forgiveness does not mean forgetting. We never forget, and God gave us memory so we can recognize awful things when they happen again,or if we catch ourselves doing something bad. God will decide what happens to Hitler because he is the one and only judge. Did Hitler truly feel bad for his actions? I can't be the judge of this, but I can say that it does say in the bible that murder is not the unforgiveable sin. It also says that a murderer(premeditation) will have a hard time getting into the kingdom. God does NOT HAVE TO FORGIVE HITLER. He alone makes that decision. People often confuse judgment with discernment. God gave us discernment to make decisions about what is going on with him/her,or discerning that a certain situation is bad. I hope this brings some meaning to your question. I know I rambled! Let me know if you are confused or have any questions, and I will try to answer the best I can. I can't document my answers from the bible because I don't know the passages. I just listen to a bible study everyday,and know that I have heard this. I should start documenting scripture. Sorry.

Answer 3

I try to forgive everyone, including those people it's not "popular" to feel sympathy or empathy for.

But the truth is that to dismiss someone like Hitler as "evil" is often an attempt to ignore the darker sides in ourselves - and being ignorant of the bad in our natures empowers that bad to fester and perhaps even take over.

In short, you can easily become that which you hate when you see things in black and white.

Everyone has both good and bad in them - the people who do the most good have also done bad, the people who have done the most bad have also done good.

I don't think forgiveness has anything to do with removing responsibility from the person who wronged you. It is simply letting go of a grudge.

When did a grudge ever do more good than bad for the person that holds one against another?

Answer 4

FORGIVENESS

The act of pardoning an offender; ceasing to feel resentment toward him because of his offense and giving up all claim to recompense. The Hebrew verb sa·lach′ (forgive) is used only with regard to God’s pardoning a sinner. The Greek term a·phi′e·mi literally means “let go off.”—See PARDON.

According to God’s law given to the nation of Israel, in order for a person who had sinned against God or against his fellowman to have his sins forgiven, he first had to rectify the wrong as the Law prescribed and then, in most cases, present a blood offering to Jehovah. (Le 5:5–6:7) Hence, the principle stated by Paul: “Yes, nearly all things are cleansed with blood according to the Law, and unless blood is poured out no forgiveness takes place.” (Heb 9:22) Actually, though, the blood of animal sacrifices could not take away sins and give the individual a perfectly clean conscience. (Heb 10:1-4; 9:9, 13, 14) By contrast, the foretold new covenant made possible true forgiveness, based on Jesus Christ’s ransom sacrifice. (Jer 31:33, 34; Mt 26:28; 1Co 11:25; Eph 1:7) Even while on earth, Jesus, by healing a paralytic, demonstrated that he had authority to forgive sins.—Mt 9:2-7.

Jehovah forgives “in a large way,” as is indicated by Jesus’ illustrations of the prodigal son and of the king who forgave a slave a debt of 10,000 talents (60,000,000 denarii, or c. $40,000,000), whereas that slave was unwilling to forgive a fellow slave a debt of but a hundred denarii (c. $70). (Isa 55:7; Lu 15:11-32; Mt 18:23-35) Nevertheless, Jehovah’s forgiveness is not prompted by sentimentality, for he does not leave notorious acts unpunished. (Ps 99:8) Joshua warned Israel that Jehovah would not forgive apostasy on their part.—Jos 24:19, 20; compare Isa 2:6-9.

God has a required way for seeking and receiving his forgiveness. A person must acknowledge his sin, recognize that it is an offense against God, confess it unqualifiedly, have a deep heartfelt sorrow for the wrong done, and have a determination to turn from such a course or practice. (Ps 32:5; 51:4; 1Jo 1:8, 9; 2Co 7:8-11) He must do what he can to right the wrong or damage done. (Mt 5:23, 24) Then he must pray to God, asking for forgiveness on the basis of Christ’s ransom sacrifice.—Eph 1:7; see REPENTANCE.

Moreover, forgiving others for personal offenses, regardless of the number of times involved, is a Christian requirement. (Lu 17:3, 4; Eph 4:32; Col 3:13) God’s forgiveness is not extended toward those who refuse to forgive others. (Mt 6:14, 15) However, even when serious wrongdoing leads to expulsion of “the wicked man” from the Christian congregation, that person may in due time be accorded forgiveness if he proves that he is truly repentant. At that time all in the congregation can confirm their love for him. (1Co 5:13; 2Co 2:6-11) However, Christians are not required to forgive those who practice malicious, willful sin with no repentance. Such become God’s enemies.—Heb 10:26-31; Ps 139:21, 22.

It is proper to pray for God’s forgiveness in behalf of others, even for an entire congregation. Moses did so respecting the nation of Israel, confessing their national sin and asking forgiveness, and he was favorably heard by Jehovah. (Nu 14:19, 20) Also, Solomon, at the dedication of the temple, prayed that Jehovah might forgive his people when they sinned and then turned back from their wrong course. (1Ki 8:30, 33-40, 46-52) Ezra acted representatively in confessing publicly the sins of the repatriated Jews. His heartfelt prayer and exhortation had the result that the people took action in order to receive Jehovah’s forgiveness. (Ezr 9:13–10:4, 10-19, 44) James encouraged the spiritually sick one to call for the older men of the congregation to pray over him, and “if he has committed sins, it will be forgiven him.” (Jas 5:14-16) However, there is “a sin that does incur death,” sin against the holy spirit, a deliberate practice of sin for which there is no forgiveness. A Christian should not pray for those sinning in this way.—1Jo 5:16; Mt 12:31; Heb 10:26, 27; see SIN, I; SPIRIT.

Answer 5

I would not even forgive God (if I was a believer) for allowing him on this earth!

Answer 6

It is only through the power of Jesus Christ that I can forgive Hitler.

I just hope he asked for forgiveness...but pride most often stands in the way.

Answer 7

Hitler's sincere apology and total remorse, plus the overwhelming love of God. Plus, awareness that I'm a sinner myself.

Answer 8

Knowing him.

To know is to love, can you live without forgiving the ones you love?

Everybody.

Answer 9

For him to say he's SORRY, and to help people out and be 1,000,000,000% better to people in ethnic groups ( THE JEWS) MABY then I might like him a little bit better.

Answer 10

I don't have to forgive Hitler. God does.