To Err Is Human; To Forgive Is Divine

Oh GG why

Not sure if I got you alright . But will say this - sins and crimes are infinite. I suppose classifying them into various categories and then a clause to 'Forgive or not' would seem like an impossible feat to God also .

As for me I forgive easily but will never forget .

 

Nice write-up GoogleGlass. So classify the crimes and then decide on forgiveness? liked the way you had approached the topic and your take on what to forgive and What not to..

Intention is central point to Forgiveness and forgiveness works only for relationships. Forgiving is good for our emotional health. Its easy to say forgive and forget but extremely hard to practice.

 

Dear GG,
So, sins have to be classified, make a tabular column about which can be forgiven or not and punishment also accordingly. An app can be created and downloaded also! Good idea.
Between spouses it is completely different concept. Get angry or fight or not forgive on some issues like forgetting birthdays and anniversaries......temporarily they may not forgive but if some one sees bigger picture isn't it the best relationship? Any mistake can be rectified with a bunch of roses!
Syamala

 

Dear GG, Nice Write-up! You got me thinking.. You know self reflection kind of stuff! Like, where do I stand in giving forgiveness and seeking forgiveness.
On the Classification part, though its so against the divine rule, we are forced to classify and judge the impact in our current competitive world, even with relatives and friends, only the immediate family an exception. Else, we would be taken for granted.
And, there is also the difference between forgiving and saying Enough is enough. We may forgive but we just have to keep certain people out of lives to save our own sanity!

In bible, when a disciple asks Jesus how many times to forgive - whether it is seven times? He answers, "Seventy times seven times" And, Every time I hear it, I am like, "Why God? Why are you making me feel so guilty? I can't.. I will be taken for granted, can't you see?" Lol! And he forgives me for that, so divine and I repeat it again, so human

 

Nice post GG. But there are so many sins in the world now that may be we can create a data base and run reports to see which can be forgiven, which can be let go of with a warning and which to be punished.

There is one sin which can sabotage husband-wife relation ship i.e. cheating. Let us see how we will react if we know that our spouse has cheated on us.

 

Dear GG,
Sins to be classified and then to be decided whether to forgive the sinner or not according to the intensity of the sin.

The best thing is to forgive and forget and that will make the person who committed the sin feel humbled.

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Dear GG,

Forgiving is not a level of leniency granted to the sinner and it is as rightly pointed out by @Doree is good for emotional health. Every time when we are hurt by someone's words or actions, the reactions that happen inside of us is enormous affecting both our body and mind significantly. If hurtful words or actions are considered as earth quake and the emotions associated with that can be considered as Tsunami. When earthquake happens only for a few seconds, Tsunami can drown us taking our life away.

When Dylaan Roof came for a bible study into a black church, everyone showered their love to him for an hour teaching important lessons out of the Bible. An hour later, he pulled out a gun and shot all of them to death. When he came to the court, everyone of the kith and kin of those who died in the Church pardoned the killer. It is not disrespect to the one who died but for the rest to live in peace with the action taken by Dylaan Roof. They knew the State Attorney will ask for death sentence but they pardoned the killer to derive peace in their mind. Some believes communicating it find a closure and some prefers to keep the forgiving part to themselves.

Pardoning helps not to have a sick mind influence your mind.

Viswa