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Why Should I forgive him?

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The Ten commandments say I must love and honer my father. I Hate my father, I Hate that man more then any thing on this planit. I saw him watching porn when I was little. He cheated on my mother, he divore us becuse he wanted to live a singal life and a year latter he marraied some women that he told me him self that he did not love. He will only show up once year or two and its not becuse he loves his kids but becuse it make him look like hes a "good" father to his co workers. He is one of the most perverted men out there, he would buy porn in fornt of my little brother and he lies and lies and lies.

I did not know ware els to place this but the bible said not only am I supost to forgive that sick monster but I have to love him to. I dont think so. I would try to forgive him but sooner or latter he would do somthing bad again that I would really hate. So tell me why should I love him? He Clealy had no love for me or any one els. Why should I forgive someone who clarly dose not regret what he has done and will never stop doing bad things? I here Thou must love thy mother and father and yet there is no commandments that say thou must love thy son and dauhgter. I do not want to see my father get in to heaven, I want to see god make him pay for the long list of evil things he did to my famliy.
 

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Dear Noname,

You don't need to forgive your father first. First comes belief in Christ and then he changes us inside so that we can love and forgive. I'm not saying it happens right away (to forgive or love), but it's possible because of our relationship with God.

I am so saddened by what you've gone through. The bible is clear that we should love our neighbors (sons/daughters) as ourselves. He has sinned against you and I am just so sorry for all your hurt and pain. Jesus will take that and help you.

May God bless you richly. Tapero
 
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NoName12 said:
The Ten commandments say I must love and honer my father. I Hate my father, I Hate that man more then any thing on this planit. I saw him watching porn when I was little. He cheated on my mother, he divore us becuse he wanted to live a singal life and a year latter he marraied some women that he told me him self that he did not love. He will only show up once year or two and its not becuse he loves his kids but becuse it make him look like hes a "good" father to his co workers. He is one of the most perverted men out there, he would buy porn in fornt of my little brother and he lies and lies and lies.

I did not know ware els to place this but the bible said not only am I supost to forgive that sick monster but I have to love him to. I dont think so. I would try to forgive him but sooner or latter he would do somthing bad again that I would really hate. So tell me why should I love him? He Clealy had no love for me or any one els. Why should I forgive someone who clarly dose not regret what he has done and will never stop doing bad things? I here Thou must love thy mother and father and yet there is no commandments that say thou must love thy son and dauhgter. I do not want to see my father get in to heaven, I want to see god make him pay for the long list of evil things he did to my famliy.

The answer is: it's not about him.

Forgiveness in your heart is about your healing and your release from the pain and trap of unforgiveness. People who have not forgiven others for what they have done live in hurt and pain, they cannot do some things without the sensitive scar of their past hurt lashing out in pain. If a person has been hurt by a father, then every time they hear of the mention of a father or a loving father they feel anger and hurt because of what happened before.

Because Jesus died for our offences against God, our sins were forgiven. Whatever we had done to God in our lives they no longer count against us. God's forgiveness of us had a cost in Jesus' life.

Because Jesus has paid the price and we are forgiven people, he empowers us to forgive others. Because Jesus forgave us, his power can enable us to forgive others, if we are willing. Ability comes through Jesus' work on the cross; willingness comes by our choice.

When we are hurt, we can come to God and say, "God, this person has harmed me and done these awful things, and it makes me angry and bitter and hurt. But I choose not to hold onto these things; I choose to let them go. I'm willing to forgive them God, give me the strength to forgive them. I choose not to hold anything against them but to let it go, and even bless them."

Forgiveness is not about what the other person has done, or how bad the thing was. Forgiveness does not depend on whether that guy deserves it, does not depend on whether he is repentant, does not depend on whether he will do it again or not. It does not mean you have to confront your offender and say sorry to him. It is not about his actions but about whether you're willing to let go of the poison that he has inflicted on you. He has done something to you, and as long as you hold onto that offence it will eat at your soul, poison you and eventually change you into something awful. God doesn't want to see you become twisted by anger, bitterness, unforgiveness and pain; forgiving someone in your heart is not God's punishment to the afflicted but a way out of their affliction and the only way to find release from it.

To try and make amends with that person is called reconciliation and is different from forgiveness. It cannot always happen because it involves both parties agreeing to restore peace. Reconciliation is not always possible but always preferable; God tells us that "in so far as it is possible" we are to reconcile with others. In that we are to do our part, and leave the rest up to the other party to respond. But forgiveness is always possible under the cross. It can always happen because Jesus made it possible.

The supernatural nature of forgiveness is simply amazing. I was hurt by a sister in a former church and pursued by her through abusive phone calls, psychological manipulation and political maneuvering to force me to leave that church. Imagine how that hurt me - because of that hurt every time I was reminded of church, of the bible, prayer or God I felt hurt and couldn't have anything to do with it. To me it was the worst torture because when I am in trouble those are the places I'd normally go.

I was angry and felt cheated and that the injustice was against me because I was out of that church while she continued to go there.

I eventually reached the place where I had to come before God and say that I was willing to forgive her. I was so shot emotionally that I told God I was willing but I just couldn't because I didn't have the strength. I said to God that I chose not to hold anything against her, chose to bless her. I felt really shot after tha prayer, tired spiritually.

Amazingly, the next day I went to work and it dawned on me that for the first time in months I was smiling, and that the burden and weight of unforgiveness was lifted. I was able not only to read my bible and pray but it felt as fresh as when I first became a christian. The bible I could read like my favourite comic book, and prayer was something I could do for hours. My whole demeanor changed and I knew that this could only come through God's supernatural power. You just don't find healing like that overnight.

It has not been the only time I've had to forgive for something that happened to me in the church; I've had to survive a church split later on. That time the forgiveness took more time, was lingering and the key to that was being convinced by scripture that forgiveness, once one has chosen to do it, it is done, and that any time the echoes of that past come back I need to respond with the word as Jesus did in the desert. Satan loves to convince us otherwise, but once the forgiveness has been made the sting of that goes.

Your father may never repent, never even acknowledge what he has done, never stop doing what he has done. But it's not about him. By not forgiving him in your heart you are allowing him to have a hold on your life, have power over your very way of living. And it should not be. Jesus forgave you for your lifetime of sin against God; he can empower you to forgive your father if you are willing and say so to God, asking for that power to do so.

And I promise you, if you are able to release that to God, you will be healed and you will have grown a great deal in your understanding of what it meant for Jesus to forgive you.
 
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The Ten commandments say I must love and honer my father. I Hate my father, I Hate that man more then any thing on this planit. I saw him watching porn when I was little. He cheated on my mother, he divore us becuse he wanted to live a singal life and a year latter he marraied some women that he told me him self that he did not love. He will only show up once year or two and its not becuse he loves his kids but becuse it make him look like hes a "good" father to his co workers. He is one of the most perverted men out there, he would buy porn in fornt of my little brother and he lies and lies and lies.

I did not know ware els to place this but the bible said not only am I supost to forgive that sick monster but I have to love him to. I dont think so. I would try to forgive him but sooner or latter he would do somthing bad again that I would really hate. So tell me why should I love him? He Clealy had no love for me or any one els. Why should I forgive someone who clarly dose not regret what he has done and will never stop doing bad things? I here Thou must love thy mother and father and yet there is no commandments that say thou must love thy son and dauhgter. I do not want to see my father get in to heaven, I want to see god make him pay for the long list of evil things he did to my famliy.
Hi NoName12, welcome, I'm sorry about your father letting you and your family down. Does God want you to wish your Father well, yes, because he does not want anyone to be lost. When you think of your Father, give him to the Lord, he is the one who has been missing out on the gifts of God, the true gifts of life, tragedy. He did give you life, perhaps through your prayers, your wishing him well and giving him to the Lord you will give him everlasting life, the Lord wants to reach out to all through us even if you had to stay at a distance you can still lift him up to the Lord. Give all your pain and suffering to the Lord, he wants you to be free of all bitterness and revenge so your heart will be focused on the things of God and an avenue of God to touch even those who seem to be untouchable. Take it one day at a time with the Lord, focusing your energy on his will for your life and growing in your relationship with him, God bless.
 
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Forgiving your father is actually for You. If you don't forgive him, then you are going to be eaten up by bitterness and it will kill you eventually. If you do forgive him, then you will be set free from your anger and bitterness.

Forgiveness happens in degrees... It's not a one shot deal. First you have to come to the place where you're Willing to forgive. Then you Say you forgive him. Then as time goes on you hit different levels of forgiving him and healing from these experiences.

I have this disgusting analogy that is so true... You get a bad cut on your arm. It's deep and it gets infected, but it has developed a scab of sorts. You go to the doctor because of the infection. He Rips the scab off and Squeezes the pus out. Then he puts disinfectant In the cut! It hurts like nothing you've ever experienced before! Then he puts a bandage on and you go home. It gets better. You go back to the doctor a few weeks later, and he rips the scab off and squeezes More pus out. But this time there isn't as much pus... A few weeks later you go back, and the process is repeated again. Less and less pus each time you go back.... It's healing. Finally, the last time you go back, the doctor doesn't even have to rip the scab off anymore because there is no more pus.

This analogy is gross, but it's so true! Healing is a Process. It hurts every time the scab gets ripped off, but you're in the process of healing and forgiving. Some people think that they are doing something wrong because they keep going through pain from being hurt emotionally (and sometimes physically), but it's the Process. Let it happen.

G-d already knows your pain and He's waiting for you to come to Him as the doctor and help you with the process of healing and forgiving.

Take care~
 
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NoName12 said:
The Ten commandments say I must love and honer my father. I Hate my father, I Hate that man more then any thing on this planit. I saw him watching porn when I was little. He cheated on my mother, he divore us becuse he wanted to live a singal life and a year latter he marraied some women that he told me him self that he did not love. He will only show up once year or two and its not becuse he loves his kids but becuse it make him look like hes a "good" father to his co workers. He is one of the most perverted men out there, he would buy porn in fornt of my little brother and he lies and lies and lies.

I did not know ware els to place this but the bible said not only am I supost to forgive that sick monster but I have to love him to. I dont think so. I would try to forgive him but sooner or latter he would do somthing bad again that I would really hate. So tell me why should I love him? He Clealy had no love for me or any one els. Why should I forgive someone who clarly dose not regret what he has done and will never stop doing bad things? I here Thou must love thy mother and father and yet there is no commandments that say thou must love thy son and dauhgter. I do not want to see my father get in to heaven, I want to see god make him pay for the long list of evil things he did to my famliy.

Greeting

God tell us to forgive or we want be forgiven, this is the only reason I can give

Mark 11:25-26
25.And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

You may not like him nor love him anymore as you have said, but read this next

Romans12:17-19
17. Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men

19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

You can forgive him knowing God will revenge every little sin,thought, look everything will be settled by God on his judgement day. notice vs18

Tell him your praying for him to get saved, it will drive him crazy --ha ha
Let God have him, by telling him this the Holy Spirit can convict him every time he does wrong, but you need to ask God to save him and tell him you are.

This will give God the glory from you and heap coals of goodness on his head, talk about Christ all the time he's around, send him christian things by email.

Let God have him and you will be free from that hate you have been carrying for all these years.

Peace to all in Christ
Bro Malone
 
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I forgot this was a questions by non-christians thread. Still, what was written above applies. You just need to ask God to forgive you for the things you've done throughout your life and accept the gift that Jesus offers, to be forgiven and made a new person. Everyone has done wrong against God in their lives, me included, because we've lived life our way, and we were made to live God's way. But God will take the bullet for our wrongs and give us a forgiven life, that's what Jesus did - took the bullet for us. And when we give our lives to him, his spirit - the Holy Spirit - will live in us to teach us, guide us, give us power to live the life that pleases him.

To do that, you can pray a prayer like this:

Dear God,

I see that you are the one we're made to follow, because you made us to be yours. But I confess I haven't done so. I admit that I've sinned and that I need to be forgiven. I believe that Jesus took the bullet for us on the cross, and now I'm willing to accept what he's done as a gift of freedom for my life from my sins. God, I receive your forgiveness and choose life with you; I give up the right over my life and surrender it to you. Thank you for this new life that I have now, fill me with your Holy Spirit, your advisor and your power within me to live a life you'll be pleased with. In Jesus' name, Amen.



God forgives us, sets us free from our past, enters us into a new life with Him. And empowers us to forgive others.

blessings,
 
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HELLO AND WELCOME !!

First off I am sorry and will pray for you for your anuguish and pain.
To have hatred in your heart for another is to hate thy Father.

let me expalin....

I would try to forgive him but sooner or latter he would do somthing bad again that I would really hate. So tell me why should I love him? He Clealy had no love for me or any one els. Why should I forgive someone who clarly dose not regret what he has done and will never stop doing bad things?

I am speaking from my heart and from a bad experience I had similar to yours'. I am 41 - just as you - I had a father who was very bad. He cheated on my mom - I saw him with the other woman and at age 5 told her. Then they were divorced. A year later he chose to leave going to another state. I saw him once after that at age 10-where is was drinking beer and enjoying his life. he never paid a dime for my care - not one.

I did not like that visit and dread ever having to be there again. The loss was so painful - but the being there was too. I actually wrote him a letter at age 11 and told him that if he did not write back I would never talk to him again - that happened.
I did not hear from him until recently in my life.

That occassion was a bad one - I had to actually email him to inform him of his middle son's (my brother's) death last year - at age 40. What a tragedy that was. I was so upset to tell him in that manner but did not have his phone number. My eldest brother did not think he deserved to be told at all. I disagreed as that was his son - no matter how he had chosen to be during his life. My brother was furious with me as he too - hates his dad. Note - to this day (his age is 45) he drinks it away - but it never goes away - as he fuels Satans game by hating him - and hating himself by drinking.

On the day I informed my dad - he was shocked...He promised not to be like he was in the past - to keep in touch and to be loving. I have not heard from him since.

Many times I have friends say to me dont you hate him - and I say no.
I tell them I love him. They cant understand such mercy and compassion for someone - whi in many peoples mind- does not deserve it.

WHY DO I NOT HATE HIM?
Because to hate him hurts me and to hate him is to hate who created him -God.

I forgave him as he suffers from the human flesh and the lack of God in his life. It is not MY place to judge or punish him - but Gods'. I am sure he has suffered in his life from time to time when he bothers to think of the loss and his actions. That in itself makes me sad as I know he suffers. I only pray for him daily.

To dwell on one you cannot control - your dad- will only eat you alive. It is satans glory to have you tormented by you own dad. SO DONT DO IT>

REMEMBER - you are not your dad. Learn from what he did - forgive him and move on making sure you do not do what he has - but that you become the son of God and the brother of mine that we are all so proud of!!

God Bless you - if you need to talk off the forum please PM me.

Jamie
 
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NoName12 said:
Why Should I forgive him?.
Because God forgave us.

It's human nature do mess up and do wrong things, and to do wrong things to each other.

Jesus said, during the "Sermon on the Mount", that the merciful shall be shown mercy. And if we forgive men of thier sins, God will forgive us. But God won't forgive those who won't forgive others.

If you won't forgive your father, you'd better hope you never sin again as long as you live.
 
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Hello NoName12,

I had a very bad experience with my father. I have forgiven him, and want him to go to heaven, so badly.

You do not need to struggle to forgive your father. Just don't do anything stupid at this time. Pray to God, things happen for good, you will realize it later in your life. If you have faith in God, believe me, you will (naturally) forgive him and love him.
 
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NoName12 said:
The Ten commandments say I must love and honer my father. I Hate my father, I Hate that man more then any thing on this planit. I saw him watching porn when I was little. He cheated on my mother, he divore us becuse he wanted to live a singal life and a year latter he marraied some women that he told me him self that he did not love. He will only show up once year or two and its not becuse he loves his kids but becuse it make him look like hes a "good" father to his co workers. He is one of the most perverted men out there, he would buy porn in fornt of my little brother and he lies and lies and lies.

I did not know ware els to place this but the bible said not only am I supost to forgive that sick monster but I have to love him to. I dont think so. I would try to forgive him but sooner or latter he would do somthing bad again that I would really hate. So tell me why should I love him? He Clealy had no love for me or any one els. Why should I forgive someone who clarly dose not regret what he has done and will never stop doing bad things? I here Thou must love thy mother and father and yet there is no commandments that say thou must love thy son and dauhgter. I do not want to see my father get in to heaven, I want to see god make him pay for the long list of evil things he did to my famliy.

A guy i know had the same type of relationship with his father, but through Christ he was able to forgive him.
 
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Most of the responses have shown Jesus' advice, which came after many centuries of a different standard. Originally, God's rules were very protective of abused and oppressed people. Very protective. So to say that God overlooks how the man affected your life is tossing out the first thousand pages of the Bible. God still stands behind justice, and fairness, and protecting you.

Lev 20:10
If there is a man who commits adultery with another man's wife, one who commits adultery with his friend's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

Exodus 22:23-24
You shall not afflict any widow or orphan. If you afflict him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will surely hear his cry; and My anger will be kindled.


The commandment to honor your father and mother--the word there means to give weight to.

(To be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured. The opposite seems to be "make light of, light esteem" to curse. )

I'm not going to tell you what that should imply--I think it's everyone's job to search out what God is saying to us.

The decision to forgive is about wisdom, your own well-being, about believing in change, about presenting hope for everyone.

It's sad that he is getting away with this for so many years. I've seen this happen so often lately--the worst offenders get the most protection. As someone said above, don't let what he does control you. Don't let his arrogance and self-serving actions ruin your state of mind.

 
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The point is, it doesn't affect the father for NoName to harbor unforgiveness. It hurts NoName. It will build up hatred, bitterness, and eventually that will seperate him from God. That's scriptural.

Matthew 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

We need to reconcile, for us as well as them. We have be a witness for Yeshua to the world, we need to do as He tells us to do.
 
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When we're little, our brains respond to our parents as our primary authority and learning model. As we mature, we fade from that and realize the fallible nature of our parents. It's part of the separation process, the natural instict to move out on our own and spread the family outward.

Most of us don't have fathers with the wisdom and charm of Bill Cosby, the foresight and mentoring skills of Christopher Walken in Blast from the Past, the dedication and passion of Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire. Some fathers destroy their children. Dads get their title and role because they biologically fathered someone.

It takes a while for that to sink in for all of us, because our childhoods are a part of us. In order to move on, it's useful to just say to yourself that dads are about as human as they come. They have all sinned against their children. That doesn't make it right. It just is.
 
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NoName12 said:
The Ten commandments say I must love and honer my father. I Hate my father, I Hate that man more then any thing on this planit. I saw him watching porn when I was little. He cheated on my mother, he divore us becuse he wanted to live a singal life and a year latter he marraied some women that he told me him self that he did not love. He will only show up once year or two and its not becuse he loves his kids but becuse it make him look like hes a "good" father to his co workers. He is one of the most perverted men out there, he would buy porn in fornt of my little brother and he lies and lies and lies.

I did not know ware els to place this but the bible said not only am I supost to forgive that sick monster but I have to love him to. I dont think so. I would try to forgive him but sooner or latter he would do somthing bad again that I would really hate. So tell me why should I love him? He Clealy had no love for me or any one els. Why should I forgive someone who clarly dose not regret what he has done and will never stop doing bad things? I here Thou must love thy mother and father and yet there is no commandments that say thou must love thy son and dauhgter. I do not want to see my father get in to heaven, I want to see god make him pay for the long list of evil things he did to my famliy.

I assure you that the commandment does not say thou must love thy parents, but that thou honour thy father and mother. You also do not have to forgive your dad, if you choose not to. However, if you do not forgive him, then the Father who is in heaven will not forgive you your trespasses.

Keep reading the gospel and seek guidance and answers from Yahushua Hamashiach that you may come to understand and have the understanding to forgive your dad.
 
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why should u forgive your father?

because god loves infinitely all his creation whether they eventually come back to him or not. god knows whether your father has committed the unpardonable sin but he loves him the same. jesus is working in our hearts daily to restore us back to his perfect character. and really it is the people that are most screwed up that we should love the most. because they need all the help we can give. i bet IIIIF one day your sorry father accepted god in his mind and asked for forgiveness from all he has hurt you wouldnt deny him forgivenss if you were a christian and you would both build a new relationship. after all, this life CANT be perfect in any shape or form until jesus returns. but we should do our best to restore to what god wants it to be.
 
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Hi NoName12! :hug: Sorry to hear about all of the problems with your dad :( I know it stinks to have a parent/parents who aren't there for you. My parents have both made some mistakes that I find it really hard to forgive them for and I definitely think it's one of those things where you can't understand how it feels til you're there. When our parents make mistakes, we can't just forgive them as easily as others who we're not as close to, because the mistakes of our parents can have a HUGE impact on our lives. I know that you want to be able to forgive and love your dad because you know that's what we're called to do, but you won't just be able to automatically forgive him for what he's done. All you can do is pray! Keep asking God to change your heart to be more like Him because that is the only way you'll be able to forgive your dad. The only way you can love him is to try and remember that he's a creation of God who God loves very much. And remember that forgiving someone doesn't mean condoning what they've done! Your dad has done some very bad things and they are not okay.

And just one more thing I wanted to add. . . . . . . . .

NoName12 said:
Why should I forgive someone who clarly dose not regret what he has done and will never stop doing bad things?.

What if Jesus would have said this? According to these standards Jesus probably shouldn't have died for us. I know it's hard, but you just have to try to be more like Him and forgive people even when they don't deserve it.
I hope everything goes ok for you. If you need to talk or anything PM me.
Your sister in Christ
~Ali
 
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It is nice to know that I am not the only one out there. You may find this hard to belive but I didnt tell you guys the worst things he did, I not sure if I was alowed to say it here, but what I dont get is the following.

God wants my father in heaven. I dont. I know the next part is going make me really sound bad but I want to see my father go to hell. I want justice for what he did to me and my famliy, the idean of seeing him get in to heven after all thing he did would really not be good for my relltionship with god. That to me would overwealming proof that there is no justice in the world.

I do think I get the fogiving him for my self and not for him, but I can tell you we will never get along ever. I dont think I can even be in the same room with that man. I actully kinda of see him as my worst enemy. I hat it that it truned out this way but there other things that he did I am not sure I can say, but they are things I just that I cant just simply forget......

.....but I wish it was that simple.
 
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Dear NoName,
I am so sorry for all the pain you have experienced. I can see why you are confused about why you should forgive your father. And I can relate. When I was 5 my 12 year old brother began to sexually molest me. This continued until my parents discovered it when I was 7. I never forgot those three years, but they were never talked about, and therefore never dealt with. Eighteen years ago I was raped by the man I was dating. Foolishly I did not report it until it was too late to prove it, but wisely I got counseling to help me deal with the trauma I experienced. During the counseling the fact that my brother sexually molested me came up. That, too, was dealt with - and took many years for me to work through. Though my counselor was not a Christian, God used him to help me seek to forgive my brother. This was a conviction laid on my heart by God, not by anyone else. I realized that I had to make peace in myself if I was to be able to live a normal life. I also realized, at some point, that forgiveness does not necessarily mean reconcilliation. Reconcilliation takes both parties. My brother nearly died in a car accident just as I was beginning to understand my feelings. I decided that as soon as he recovered, I would confront him, because if I did not, I may never get the chance. So, I wrote him a letter. I told him how I felt. I told him what I remembered. I told him how he destroyed my life, my trust in men, my feeling of self-worth and my ability to develop close relationships. I told him what he cost me in terms of emotional health and physical health. Then I told him that unless he makes a sincere apology to me, I do not want to have anything to do with him. I sent the letter, and two weeks later got a call from one of my other brothers, who told me I made the whole thing up (this brother was an infant when my older brother was molesting me). The molesting brother has, to this day, denied everything. In time, my heart softened and I was able to forgive him for what he did. It does not mean that I reconciled with him, nor does it mean that I like him. I love him, but not in the same way healthy family members love each other. I hate what he did to me, and in effect to my parents who were crushed when they learned about it, and more crushed when, 20 some years later, they learned the extent of his activity, having thought all that time that it was a one time event. Your question is why should you forgive him. There are many reasons, some of which have been given. Since you posted in this section I am assuming you are not a believer, so telling you to forgive because Christ forgave is a formality on my part. But another reason for you to forgive is so that you have peace in your own life. So that you can go on with life minus the burden of harboring the resentment and the hatred, which only take up valuable time and energy. So that you can be strong and healthy, physically and emotionally. Many people think forgiveness is all about reconcilliation. That is the very last step in the process, and is not always reached. I can't find my list of steps of forgiveness, but I will keep looking and if you are interested I will post them for you. I think you will find that once you are able to forgive, your hatred will decrease. It does not mean that you and your father will be chums and golfing partners. It does not even mean that you will talk. It will simply mean that you have made peace within your yourself and you are able to move on to the next stage of life. I do wish you luck, and for what it is worth, I am praying for you.
 
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