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God forgives us if we repent and turn away from our sins. We are told to forgive others if they trespass against us. Holding a grudge against somebody is definitely a bad thing, but are we supposed to forgive somebody who is not sorry and will repeatedly do us wrong? What if they purposefully do wrong against you and you know they will do it again? We have to turn from our sins to get forgiveness from God right? Is it expected of us to forgive others if they do not turn from doing wrong against us? A fictional example follows:
Mr. Stink decides he doesn't like you one day and throws a baseball through your front window. The next day he puts sugar in your gas tank. The next day he kicks your dog. The next day he sets your shed on fire... and on and on and on. Mr. Stink doesn't want forgiveness and laughs at you for not stooping to his level. He is also above the law and nothing can be done to stop him legally.
Do we have to forgive somebody like that every single day? Would it be sinful to beat the crap out of the guy and then tell him you forgive him after he's lying on the ground unconscious?
Mr. Stink decides he doesn't like you one day and throws a baseball through your front window. The next day he puts sugar in your gas tank. The next day he kicks your dog. The next day he sets your shed on fire... and on and on and on. Mr. Stink doesn't want forgiveness and laughs at you for not stooping to his level. He is also above the law and nothing can be done to stop him legally.
Do we have to forgive somebody like that every single day? Would it be sinful to beat the crap out of the guy and then tell him you forgive him after he's lying on the ground unconscious?