I'm leaning on the teaching of forgiveness the way it is done in the Catholic church but I would like to know more as far as the qualifications of the priest and why he is the only one to forgive...and why would forgiveness be withheld? under what circumstances?
In other denominations I keep hearing that when we forgive someone who has hurt us that they still have their sin but somehow we are released ...in other words our sins will be forgiven by God but the one who trespassed against us still retains their sin...is this true? Because it seems selfish and not a loving gesture at all towards another. Is it a sin to withhold forgiveness towards another if they are not sorry and plan on hurting again and again?
When Jesus forgave others sins and as a result they were healed...is this also something the Catholic church practices?
When God resides in us then when we forgive is it not God himself in us that does the forgiving of others who have trespassed against us?
Just want to understand more...
I know that when we hear the message of Jesus and believe then our sins are forgiven and we have baptism of Water and Holy Spirit...but in the Lords prayer forgiveness is huge and if we forgive others then should it not be the same as God forgiving us? Is there anything in the bible that speaks of others sins not truly being forgiven when someone has forgave them?
Please...keep it simple because I'm not extremely educated in the Catholic language Sorry I asked a lot of questions and I'm pretty sure if given more time I could come up with more questions but I will stop here...I hope I can ask these questions here...if not then please forgive me
In other denominations I keep hearing that when we forgive someone who has hurt us that they still have their sin but somehow we are released ...in other words our sins will be forgiven by God but the one who trespassed against us still retains their sin...is this true? Because it seems selfish and not a loving gesture at all towards another. Is it a sin to withhold forgiveness towards another if they are not sorry and plan on hurting again and again?
When Jesus forgave others sins and as a result they were healed...is this also something the Catholic church practices?
When God resides in us then when we forgive is it not God himself in us that does the forgiving of others who have trespassed against us?
Just want to understand more...
I know that when we hear the message of Jesus and believe then our sins are forgiven and we have baptism of Water and Holy Spirit...but in the Lords prayer forgiveness is huge and if we forgive others then should it not be the same as God forgiving us? Is there anything in the bible that speaks of others sins not truly being forgiven when someone has forgave them?
Please...keep it simple because I'm not extremely educated in the Catholic language Sorry I asked a lot of questions and I'm pretty sure if given more time I could come up with more questions but I will stop here...I hope I can ask these questions here...if not then please forgive me