"As We Forgive" | 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Mike's Homily)
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2023
- Forgiveness is a decision.
One of the most difficult commands that Jesus has called us to is that we must forgive those who have hurt us and who have hurt those we love. Loving like this is difficult. It is truly tough love that is willing to weigh up the hurt and release the offender from the debt that they owe.
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Thank you, Father Mike!!!
At 40 years old, I was given the grace to forgive my earthly father for the abuse I suffered as a child. I never thought that would happen. The physical representation of that forgiveness was incredible. It showed me how much that anger and resentment was hurting me still. To be able to release that was amazing. That forgiveness didn’t mean that I forgot or that his behavior was excused - it meant that I was free to live a physically and mentally healthy life. Forgiveness is not easy and, as Father Mike noted, it takes time and prayer. It is so freeing!
This is so encouraging to read. I pray I have the same faith and strength
That's wonderful! Thanks be to God. 💜❤️💛🧡💚♥️😊
As usual, Father Mike gives a great homily.
*These words are not mine.* These are the words the Ruach HaKodesh (YAHUAH's Set-Apart Spirit) uttered through me when I prayed to YAHUAH; asking him what *he wants* me to say, knowing the truth. He with ears, hear:
"Know that YAHUAH is the name of the Most High and YAHUsha is the name of The Son.
Come out of her, my people, who have fallen to the deceit of Constantine. Who know not my name and say they love me. I have made myself known. I have heard you and I am here.
There are many who are yours to be saved. I am he who knows all that you are. Come to me, here are they who are mine. Make haste to come, here are we. Give in to them who speak of me, they are yours. I am here for you. Know that all is for them, here are we.
Give not to them that are against me. I am he who sees all you do. Come to me out of her, all are here for me. Do what I say. Out of her, come. All are here."
Exodus 3:13-15 KJV
13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
14 And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.
15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
John 5:43 KJV
43 *I am come in my Father's name,* and ye receive me not: *if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.*
2 Corinthians 6:17 KJV
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and *touch not the unclean thing;* *and I will receive you.*
Isaiah 52:6-7 KJV
6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
2 Corinthians 6:1-2 KJV
1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
Romans 10:1-3 KJV
1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Romans 10:13-17 KJV
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14 *How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?*
15 *And how shall they preach, except they be sent?* as it is written, *How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!*
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. *For Esaias saith,* Lord, *who hath believed our report?*
17 *So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.*
Nahum 1:7 KJV
7 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and *he knoweth them that trust in him.*
Hebrews 3:15 KJV
15 *While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.*
Isaiah 52:11 KJV
11 *Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing;* go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.
John 14:15 KJV
15 *If ye love me, keep my commandments.*
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I release you from your debt. 🙏
Father Mike has the best homilies
He really does
Beautiful thank you
I have never heard a most beautiful definition of forgiveness and the link with Love, the love of Love, I just couldn't contain the tears of shame and gratefulness for How much he's loved me ❤
“Jesus is trying to communicate to his disciples and to us is he says, 'Thus will my heavenly father do to you unless each of you forgives your brother from your heart.' So we have to forgive.”
BEST detailed explanation of forgiveness Thank you Fr. Mike
Amen
Dear Father Mike,
I have really forgiven my deceased dad thanks to your sermon today. Somewhere during your speaking, the thought came to me that perhaps I'd never really forgiven him even though after his death, I started to realize that he was mentally ill. He was like Jekyl and Hyde in his treatment of his kids but extremely abusive to his daughters in every way. This brought me to a place of forgiveness but while listening to you, the thought came to me " could I have forgiven unconditionally if I hadn't decided he was driven by mental illness?" Answer-No.. Today, I ave forgiven unconditionally because Jesus forgave unconditionaly while on the cross. Thank you.
Fr Mike, what an amazing homily. You hit forgiveness on the head. “Jesus paid a debt he didn’t owe because we owed a debt we couldn’t pay.” I first heard this many years ago. I believe I heard Scott Hahn say it first! Thank you for your words. May God bless you and guide you always.
I met that wonderful woman about 4 years ago and she attended the Catholic Women’s Conference in Oklahoma. It was so moving and heartbreaking at the same time. It inspired in me the depth of 0:08 grace and love our Father has for us.
what is her name ma'am ?
Thank you Jesus for paying my debt. 😊❤️💚🧡💛💜
a process that cost something, a process that is continual over time and must be worked on with the Lord's grace.
Thank you
I remember a priest talking about the Amish who forgave the man who shoot at their school and killed children and even visited his wife. They said forgiveness doesn't have to be a feeling at first, you say it, you try, you pray, you ask for the grace.
A.POWERFUL HOMILY...THANKYOU FR.MIKE..
Thank you Father Mike for helping me understand how much God loves us.
Thanks!
Thank you, Fr Mike.
Love listening to your wisdom, insight, and God Given Gift to explain our faith in ways we never were tod. You say everything so wonderful, and you are humble beyond words… I Thank You so much 🙏🙏💖
I’ve always wondered how such a monstrous debt was accumulated - how could a servant possibly come to owe 10,000 talents? Of course it’s a rhetorical device but that’s where my mind detours a bit when I hear this parable. Awesome and challenging homily, Fr Mike! Thank you for clarifying forgiveness.
This is a very good question. I wondered and I think this parable not only covers mercy but understanding judgement as well. As Jesus compares the King to the Kingdom of Heaven, it kind of explains the King to be like the Father. Forgiving (this we see from the pardon of the 10000 talents) and Benevolent till the final day. Conversely that might indicate the hardened nature of the servant. First he may have misused the privileges borrowing incessantly taking advantage of the King's nature . But when the King did decide for repayment, in his time, the hardened nature prevented him from fully appreciating the Mercy of the King. This is what happens when we are unforgiving despite all the gifts God gives us , especially, eternal life through Jesus. It shows our lack of understanding of this single great act of Mercy in the story of existence.
I find this part quite intriguing, how someone, who has had and possibly still has a large chunk of the (6000 X 10,000 ) Denarii was greedy for the 100 Denarii. That before Mercy was shown he may have been involved in such acts elsewhere. And because he was now free of debt he continued that same lifestyle. But because the great act of Mercy was now done to him. That is where the judgement was also meted out to him.
yes true
Forgiveness is absolutely the most difficult thing we have to do, it's like swallowing a basketball. Definitely quite a challenge
Another great homily
Jesus man that sucks man poor people Jesus have mercy 🥺 🙏 😞 😢 😔 😪 🥺 🙏 😞 😢 😔 😪 🥺 🙏 😞 😢 😔 😪 🥺 🙏 😞
✝️great homily
Thank you, Father. This homily contains exactly what I need to hear. Thank you for your words, your explanations, your study, and your willingness to allow the Holy Spirit to speak through you. You make a difference!
Thank you Father Mike, the hardest things to preach are those lessons that people do not want to hear, forgive your enemies! Direct command, from the Lord, that is a hard saying, many walked away. To let go of the anger, resentment, desire for revenge, but not to forget or to reconcile or to say 'oh well'. Anger hurts us, letting go of that is good, not easy, damn hard. But that space that held anger, can now hold joy.
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I wish I could just listen to Fr Mike speak all day .
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Absolutely. The love spoken of by the Catholic Church is not just a simple emotion but a conscious choice, and forgiveness, similarly, is a decision that one can make even when the feeling to forgive is not present.
Beautiful!❤️🙏🙏🙏
thank you for posting your knowledge father! Cheers from Brazil.
Wow! Such a meaningful message on love. Fr Mike is so knowledgeable and sacred.
You are so anointed by God father Mike. You have allowed me to see and understand God more than anyone in my life. God is using your mightily. I'm praying for the strength to forgive someone the way you taught. 🙏
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Profound homily 🙏
Thank you, Father Mike. Glory to God.
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Amaaaaazing
So good. ❤ Thank you.
Such a beautiful homily. Thank you, Fr. Mike.
Praise God for we are not worthy of His love ❤
Amen. This is extremely tough (at the very least) but there is a freedom in forgiveness.
Justice is due, is owed but does that make me into the Punisher?
*These words are not mine.* These are the words the Ruach HaKodesh (YAHUAH's Set-Apart Spirit) uttered through me when I prayed to YAHUAH; asking him what *he wants* me to say, knowing the truth. He with ears, hear:
"Know that YAHUAH is the name of the Most High and YAHUsha is the name of The Son.
Come out of her, my people, who have fallen to the deceit of Constantine. Who know not my name and say they love me. I have made myself known. I have heard you and I am here.
There are many who are yours to be saved. I am he who knows all that you are. Come to me, here are they who are mine. Make haste to come, here are we. Give in to them who speak of me, they are yours. I am here for you. Know that all is for them, here are we.
Give not to them that are against me. I am he who sees all you do. Come to me out of her, all are here for me. Do what I say. Out of her, come. All are here."
Exodus 3:13-15 KJV
13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
14 And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.
15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
John 5:43 KJV
43 *I am come in my Father's name,* and ye receive me not: *if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.*
2 Corinthians 6:17 KJV
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and *touch not the unclean thing;* *and I will receive you.*
Isaiah 52:6-7 KJV
6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
2 Corinthians 6:1-2 KJV
1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
Romans 10:1-3 KJV
1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Romans 10:13-17 KJV
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14 *How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?*
15 *And how shall they preach, except they be sent?* as it is written, *How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!*
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. *For Esaias saith,* Lord, *who hath believed our report?*
17 *So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.*
Nahum 1:7 KJV
7 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and *he knoweth them that trust in him.*
Hebrews 3:15 KJV
15 *While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.*
Isaiah 52:11 KJV
11 *Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing;* go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.
John 14:15 KJV
15 *If ye love me, keep my commandments.*
Thanks for great message because this powerful lesson important especially this time we see the same situation this time I hope everyone pray to stop this kind situation in the world god good and love
Lord Help me to forgive:
“but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
2 Corinthians 12:9
Thank you so much Fr. Mike you have explained forgiveness so beautifully ❤
We can do anything we can do people from Rwanda,
Fr. Mike, you do this to me every week. I want to rely on my self, but, Jesus, through you, shows me that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. I know I'm dense and I have to be told over and over again. Thank you for being open to the Holy Spirit.
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This is harder done than said.
Thank you so much for your services. May God bless you always. 🥲
Look up Fr. Ubald. He was an amazing holy priest, he founded a peace center there in Rwanda. He did this in the midst of of his family being slaughtered. Lord have mercy on all of humanity.
Of migits attacked me at the ankles, I carry this in my heart,
Thank you Fr Mike🙏😇
@ all: How much does He forgives you?? … this much🤗💕
Hello Father Mike or anyone from Ascension team , I dont know whether you will see this comment, but still am asking. Fr Mike How does your daily prayer life look like?
It’s not our business.
thats amazing!! thank you so much for this, I really had to listen that
Forgiveness is like the Nike saying.
"Just do it," but only God can forget. We can only forget. Forbearance lifts the burden. The sinner owns you. The sinner owns your time, a time given to you by God. The sinner should be accountable to the laws of man. Let society dish out justice. Your obligation to yourself is to forgive.
It took me 60 years to forgive my mean grandma. The meaness flowed through my children. Instead of showing kindness, hitting them was the cure. It is not a cure but a lack of forgiveness and letting her go because my grandma has been dead for 50 years. You are correct. Forgiveness is a process. My process took 60 years. God sacrificed His Son for our sins because he loved us..
But our duty , too, is to forgive ourselves because to God, we think that his forgiveness is easy. You said it God made the sacrifice
Amen ❤
Blessings always! 🙏
Same to you! Thanks for your support.
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Great talk on forgiveness, but how can anyone owe that much🫢
Fr Mike !
I exactly experienced this and I did exacly what you preached.
My work colleague whom i thought was good back stabbed me by leaking out confidential info.
I was angry but praying rosario and during reflection of Jesus’s suffering in Golgota, really hit me so hard,
He was scourged inhumane way and at the end of the day He prayed to them “God forgive them for they dunno what they did”.
From there i slowly moved on and completely am free 🙏. I still meet my work colleague everyday, the memory will sometimes surface but no hate anymore as I have lifted up to Him.
First time to attend. He looks like John Cena.
If you’ve never heard the song, forgiveness by Matthew West… Give it a listen
Unreal
Immaculee said, "I was fighting inside my head: 'But God, You said that you can do all things, that we can ask and we will receive!' But the voices were saying: 'Oh, please, who do you think you are? They will kill you. Why do you think God will save you? Have you seen Him?"
The voices of doubt continually crept into her thoughts. Yet she prayed more and more intensely. "Please open my heart, Lord, and show me how to forgive," she would pray. "I'm not strong enough to squash my hatred - they've wronged us all so much ⦠my hatred is so heavy that it could crush me. Touch my heart, Lord, and show me how to forgive."
One night, she heard screaming outside the house, and then a baby crying. She realized the killers must have killed the mother and left the baby to die in the road. The child cried all night. The next day its cries grew frail. And by the evening, the child was silent.
Immaculee writes: "I prayed for God to receive the child's innocent soul, and then asked Him, 'How can I forgive people who would do such a thing to an infant?'"
Then, something amazing happened. She says she heard an answer: "You are all My children ⦠and the baby is with Me now." She writes: "It was such a simple sentence, but it was the answer to the prayers I'd been lost in for days."
She had reached an epiphany. Suddenly, the words that once rang so hollow to her - "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us" - now resounded in her soul as the chimes of salvation. She realized that hating the killers was preventing her from trusting God.
"Their minds had been infected with the evil that had spread across the country, but their souls weren't evil," Immaculee writes. "Despite their atrocities, they were children of God ⦠I knew that I couldn't ask God to love me if I were unwilling to love His children."
At that moment, she prayed for the killers, that their sins be forgiven and that they recognize the horrific error of their ways before their time on Earth expired. She held onto her father's rosary beads and again heard God's voice: "Forgive them; they know not what they do."
She had found peace. She writes how Jesus spoke to her heart: "Trust in Me, and know that I will never leave you. Trust in me, and have no more fear." And, indeed, each time the killers came to ransack the house, miraculously, they never discovered the women."
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I don’t about the part, Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against. I think forgiveness usually takes some time, and as we say this prayer, the Lord guides us to softening our hearts and realizing the sufferings of others who we are angry with, even hateful of. Praying these words helps us to forgive. It’s not just Forgive or Else!
and of course, Fr. Mike covers this near the end of his homily! In my anger, even rage, forgiveness is the last thing on my mind. However, I am called to forgive, as God has forgiven me. Still, for me this usually takes time.
low-key looked like John Cena thats why I clicked the video!
I choose Jesus over anything in this world. Jesus, lift me out of my debts and provide me financial stability so I can provide for my children. As a single parent things are hard on me both of my sons are autistic. I’m constantly struggling to provide for them. I suffered an heart attack and I’m battling lupus. Father God hear my prayers. I constantly struggle to pay my bills and struggle to provide groceries. BUT I KEEP FAITH. Even though I want to give up. FAITH over fear is the only point of my message. Love and compassion is the only way. God your words give me encouragement. I praise you Father even as I fear homelessness please continue to give me strength. You have provided this far Heavenly Father and for that I’m so grateful. Praise God!
Praying for you and your son! Also asking Blessed Father Solanus Casey to intercede for you and your needs! Keep your faith! 🙏🏻
How can fr Mike pray for some one?
@@user-hv5sh6mq8qwdym? he just prays for that person
Sometimes I pray, father forgive them because they do know what they’re doing and they don’t care. Thank you for this family. Very informative and helpful.
I’ve always question when people say it’s not important for the person you forgive to either know you have forgiven them, or to acknowledge that you have forgiven them. Yet Jesus made sure, the repentant man on the cross with him knew that he was forgiven. I would like to know that I have been forgiven if I’ve done something wrong and in most cases, I probably don’t know that I’ve done something wrong that needs forgiveness. Unless the person tells me so. Sometimes it’s a fine line because I may have said something that hurt their feelings but that was not the intention. It was the way they heard it or the way they processed it and really had nothing to do with me. Anybody’s thoughts on that?
Does anyone know how I can email Fr. Mike and know that he'll actually receive my message?
Bro ... if you know- I’ve forgiven him. He’s got full access to my heart, his consecration heals the heart he broke by being a bystander, at my abuse....but I understand. Truth says, I love him no matter. He’s Truth and He’s correct. Our bro is loyal to the frat; hook line and sinker. Me too, I just wanna get y’all off the hook, freed to see beyond the shiny things, and encourage y’all to be an evolved less hard hearted, faithful fish, to walk out of the water, to meet the one who can walk on it. I love your righteous willing heart for Christ. Have His blood in it, and you will have His life in you.
I believe in forgiveness. Can we forgive 41 years of toxic verbal abuse but not allow the individual into our inner circle? Please help help!
Is there any sufficiently imperative moral reason you would need to? If not, then no unless you seek to of your own choice.
Forgiveness does not mean an invitation to continue to mistreat you…some folks we have to forgive for our sake, then love and pray for them miles away…
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Father said forgiveness doesn't mean you make yourself a doormat. You don't have to expose yourself to toxic verbal abuse. I hope you can live in peace.
@@wms72 I hope with all of my heart I can live in peace. Thank you so very much for responding. God Bless may you have peace also.
Alguém sabe se ele já falou em alguma homilia sobre o filme “Silêncio” do Scorsese?
Amen.
what is the lady's name from the Rwanda story? just God manifesting in spirit through her story such empowering story what God can DO amen
How do we go from forgiveness to reconcilation? Because Jesus also asks reconciliation with our brother. Can you also speak of the examples of Saints? I was watching recently a video on Saint Jane Frances de Chantal who forgave and then becme godmother to the child of the man who accidentally killed her husband.
And what is the difference between forgiveness and mercy? Since I think Jesus also asks us to be merciful.
Fr. Mike I love your videos and thank you for what you do, but how does that work when your husband cheated and you forgive them how do i have trust again? What do we have to do? 😔
13:05 Fr I didn’t get this ? Not trusting? I mean are we not supposed to trust that particular person or else ? I’m bit confused. Can you please clarify this Fr 🙏🏼
God bless you
Thanks a lot
THIS. SOUNDS. LIKE. SUDAN. WHERE. WAR. IS. GOING. ON. NOW
MILLIONS. ARE. STARVING. IN. SUDAN. AND.
NEED. OUR. HELP.
What’s the plan?
Wha
God only referred to curse when he spoke to the serpent and to Adam. But he didn’t mention “curse” to eve at all. He was punishing the serpent and the man for their intentional evil. But He gave Eve tools to help protect her and arm her with knowledge so she wouldn’t be tricked again. Pain in childbirth is explicitly not a curse or punishment. It’s a way to help remind women to choose men very carefully and have high standards so they never settle for the passive evil of Adam, the ultimate failure of a man.
Perhaps you might talk about being accountable for their sins, apologizing and making amends to the victims of their serious sins. Being sincerely sorry is also a choice and the other half of "forgiveness."
Forgiveness frees the victim from offender. Atonement in Purgatory is the Justice God promises the victim that the offender will owe upon Judgement day. Trust in His Mercy. Trust in His Justice. Free yourself from the offender and move on.
Where in the bible does it say I have to forgive the devil
There are many commandments to Forgive (Mt. 18-- forgive them 77 timets, etc). Where does it say that the Devil is excluded from this forgiveness? You've been given a Divinity great than the Devil, that's why He hates you... that's also why you are capable of Forgiving the Devil.
I've got more confused on what is forgiveness.
Matthew18:21-35
Forgiveness is loving the same way God loves us.
Is this true, that the division of the people into two tribes was a cause of colonialism? Because I'm from Africa, not that far from Rwanda and tribes existed long before the colonizers came here. And we would often battle against one another. It certainly wasn't peaceful. But if you are saying that the colonisation increased the division between the two tribes, that could be true. But is it proven? Or is this a modern interpretation?
If my doctor were replacing my heart medication with poison, would I be unforgiving to ask for my regular heart medication? Afterall, that's holding on to a debt, which you ought to release the person from, right? "I'm not going to make you pay me back. That's all forgiveness is." I could see that as being true, if you mean make up for all the suffering and agony they put you through- But doesn't it kinda seem like in this situation, the patient ought to be nagging the doctor for a replacement for their poisoned medication? "Forgiveness, tough love, is voluntarily choosing to accept the consequences of someone else's decisions." According to that logic, in the mere act of asking for a replacement for his poisoned heart medication in order to survive, this patient is not being forgiving. I don't believe that's true. I believe in this circumstance the person being poisoned to death ought to fight with every last breath to prevent the person from doing this to them- and in part, it could be to save the person's soul. In fact, a more easy comparison for that is rape- if someone is raping you, you ought to plead with them to stop and one may even possibly do this to save the person's soul- but this very action is not voluntarily accepting the consequences of another person's actions. I wish I could ask Mike Schmitz directly about these things.
Perhaps the issue here is he's referring specifically to past tense, what the person has done, rather then what their doing now or are going to do? So, if someone's hurting you right now, don't accept it and fight for it to stop, but if it's in the past, accept the consequences?
@In Ukrainia (Ukrainian Defender)
This dude looks like John Cena. That's why I can barely see him.
So, a creep rapes you girl friend, has no remorse, and I am supposed to forgive him?
Although that is awful. The answer is yes
Jesus says yes. He doesn't say it is easy. But he does say yes. Please pray daily for the DESIRE to forgive. God will help you get to that point. And remember that forgiveness is a process. Step by step. I am praying for you. Give your pain and anger to Jesus on the Cross and ask him to use this turmoil you are in.
Forgiveness doesn't mean you stop trying to bring the perp to the criminal justice system. Forgiveness means you stop hating the perp, and leave him to be punished by God. Forgiveness releases you from the stress of bitterness, frustration and hatred. Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.
@@wms72 That what Sister Prejean said on death row, counseling families, many thought the hatred and bitterness would ebb with the killing of the perpetrator, but it didn't. It doesn't come that way. Some were surprised and told her she was right, what do they do now? I'm in awe at families that forgive even with words at first at such horror, even talk and try to understand what made the person what they are, but I know they all say, it's a gift to themselves, their soul, the hatred is like cancer and not honoring their loved one.
It’s tiresome begging God for everything in life. Begging God to even consider starting to give you the slightest hope of being able to begin to forgive someone who has harmed you greatly, eventually, one day, maybe, perhaps. Tiresome and exhausting.
No
Your being hysterical, there's rules they must follow of they're Jews there's rewards,
There's no reward with your mind like this,
We can forgive, but pedophiles must go to jail. I always ask myself how mickey is doing back there in duluth, pedo priest capital of the US. How many times did mickey call the cops defending the integrity of one of our boys. I am sure he never moved a finger.
For a pedophile to go to Prison is the beginning of Justice, even God wants that... where it goes wrong is most people don't want Justice for both the victim and the offender... they only want Vengeance. We cannot condone or desire Vengeance on others as Christians.
There's no natural occurance about these animal plages, your either Jewish or not
Thanks!
Muchas gracias!