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Apr 24, 2024 · “Forgiveness is not the same as condoning the action, excusing it, or saying it’s all right. It’s not the same as foregoing justice,” said Tyler VanderWeele, the John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and the director of the Human Flourishing Program.
Jan 24, 2020 · What does it mean to forgive? It is widely acknowledged that there is no consensual definition (Kearns & Fincham, 2004; Scobie & Scobie, 2002; Younger et al., 2004).Most psychological researchers agree that forgiveness involves a reduction in negative emotion and responses, does not involve condoning or excusing, and ought to be differentiated from reconciliation (e.g., Kearns & Fincham, 2004).
- Kathryn Belicki, Nancy DeCourville, Shanmukh Vasant Kamble, Tammy Stewart, Alicia Rubel
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Oct 29, 2015 · Forgiveness is not condoning, accepting, excusing, enabling, enforcing, or encouraging bad behavior. In forgiving, we are, in fact, saying the offender is wrong. We do not condone or approve of ...
Forgiveness is not condoning or excusing. Forgiveness does not minimize, justify, or excuse the wrong that was done. Forgiveness also does not mean denying the harm and the feelings that the injustice produced. And forgiveness does not mean putting yourself in a position to be harmed again.
- Forgiveness Is Not A Feeling
- Forgiveness Is Not Pretending You Were Not Hurt
- Forgiveness Is Not Condoning What The Person Did to You
- Forgiveness Is Not Trusting The Offender
- Forgiveness Is Not Relieving The Person of Responsibility
If you are waiting until the feeling to forgive comes upon you, it’s unlikely to occur. Forgiveness is an act of obedience to God, stemming from gratitude for His grace. And God knows that revenge, anger and rage can destroy us spiritually, emotionally and physically. Christ paid too much for His beloved ones to have them be slaves to anything, par...
Walking around with a painted-on smile when you are seething inside is not forgiveness. In Scripture, we never see Jesus pretend. When He was sad, He cried (John 11:35). When He was angry, He turned over the tables in the temple (John 2:15-16). Someone has betrayed your trust, damaged your soul or caused a loss. It is OK to recognize and feel the h...
Many people hesitate to forgive because they feel as though the wrongdoer is getting away with the offense or that forgiveness will somehow condone the offender’s choices. It doesn’t. Instead, forgiving releases the wrongdoer from the debt she owes you and releases you from the bitterness.
After a betrayal, trust is not an automatic right of the offender. Forgiveness does not mean you immediately allow the person back into your life or heart. If someone is repentant and willing to work on restoring the relationship, you might be able to trust him again eventually. However, sometimes those who wound us shouldn’t be trusted again. Thou...
A person shouldn’t be "off the hook" from his or her responsibilities just because you choose to forgive. For example, a wife may be forgiven for placing the family in financial ruin with debt, but she should still be responsible for paying off the debt. A former husband may be forgiven for destroying his marriage with an affair, but he should stil...
May 4, 2021 · Forgiveness is not amnesia. Forgiveness is not condoning or excusing. Forgiveness does not remove consequences, including jail time. Another helpful source was Dr. Richard Tibbetts, who I met when he was vice president of Florida Hospital in Orlando. He was teaching a course in how to forgive to patients with high blood pressure.
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Nov 22, 2022 · Forgiveness means different things to different people. But in general, it involves an intentional decision to let go of resentment and anger. The act that hurt or offended you might always be with you. But working on forgiveness can lessen that act's grip on you. It can help free you from the control of the person who harmed you.
