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True Forgiveness

This is based on my pastor's preaching. Sorry I did not update my blog for the past week...Had my quizzes to deal with. True forgiveness, what do you know about forgiveness? It is about letting go of the grudge you've been having and grant pardon to that particular person who offended you.Forgiveness means saying NO to revenge and resentment. Do whatever it takes to not retaliate. Forgiving is something that humans would not normally do. Humans by nature are selfish. " An eye for an eye "? right? You hit me I hit you back. What we should actually do, is to not retaliate and hold that grudge. Instead we act differently by being nice to them and forgiving them. By doing this we are like putting hot coals on our enemy's head which means embarrassing them. Cause if we were to retaliate the same way, wouldn't that make us the same as them? We be kind to them and this will create a proper sense of shame. What I like about forgiveness is that it does not requ