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This one seeks to understand all that is possible about the transgressor and to empathise if possible. Also I try not to be afraid to call someone what I think they are, that is, to tell them exactly what I think and why. I don't find a great deal of use in grudges, so I generally don't harbor them any longer than I can manage.Anjinsan said:What does one do when the unforgivable act of another seems to have possessed one's thoughts?
what exactly is this unforgiveable act?Anjinsan said:What does one do when the unforgivable act of another seems to have possessed one's thoughts?
Some acts are unforgiveable.David Gould said:Nothing seems unforgiveable when you remember that there is no free will.
I would say that some acts might be impossible to forgive, as in it might be impossible for humans, being wired the way we are, to forgive them. I could easily imagine, for example, being unable to forgive someone who horribly tortured a child. But that does not mean that they are acts that should not be forgiven.Annabel Lee said:Some acts are unforgiveable.
Seek the counsel of trusted friends and advisors, pray and read the Word in the matter.Anjinsan said:What does one do when the unforgivable act of another seems to have possessed one's thoughts?
Perhaps it is just because I myself have done some pretty nasty things in my youth, but I believe that nothing is unforgivable. Forgiveness and forgetfulness are two very different things.Anjinsan said:What does one do when the unforgivable act of another seems to have possessed one's thoughts?
firstly, i agree with those who already said, that nothing is unforgivable.Anjinsan said:What does one do when the unforgivable act of another seems to have possessed one's thoughts?
One hopes he will be able to be woken up/snapped out of/ realise what's going on, before he does something very stupid and ruin his life. Continual prayer, scripture studies, being charitable to those you meet, will help one stay out of such a pit.Anjinsan said:What does one do when the unforgivable act of another seems to have possessed one's thoughts?
What does one do when the unforgivable act of another seems to have possessed one's thoughts?
That would be a very hard one for me.David Gould said:I would say that some acts might be impossible to forgive, as in it might be impossible for humans, being wired the way we are, to forgive them. I could easily imagine, for example, being unable to forgive someone who horribly tortured a child. But that does not mean that they are acts that should not be forgiven.
Remember how God forgave an unforgivable act. The killing of His Son. If he can forgive, we can forgive. If we allow our thoughts to possess us, we will either rataliate in kind (leading potentailly to more retaliation), or we end up being depressed and unhappy blaming the world for our misery. Or in Paul's words: "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. " Romans 12:20Anjinsan said:What does one do when the unforgivable act of another seems to have possessed one's thoughts?
How do you not hold a person responsible for the evil they commit?Dragar said:I've moved on from forgiving them.
It's much easier to not to hold them responsible in the first place.
How do you not hold a person responsible for the evil they commit?
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