I heard a great sermon a few weeks ago. The underlying theme: Forgiveness. Listen to it here. It's easy to be angry. It's hard work to forgive.
A question a friend and I discussed after the sermon was: Do we forgive out of obedience or do we need to have feelings in forgiveness too?
On one hand, we are called to forgive, so it is an act of obedience. On the other hand if we still harbor anger, resentment, bitterness, etc., have we really forgiven?
So what is it really to forgive?
What do you think?
Hm. Good questions, Naomi. I think that forgiveness is an act of obedience, but it is also a process. Like Chris said in the sermon, it's a choice we make and must be taken bit by bit. Unfortunately, forgiveness is a lot more work than we'd like it to be.
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