Forgiveness: Is Not Reconciliation

A Moment of Hope · Jun 2, 2023 · 4m

Forgiveness is "the act of pardoning an offender and letting them go." It is not a feeling, but a command by God. While forgiveness is required by God for anyone who is a follower of Jesus, reconciliation may or may not always take place.

Remember that forgiveness and reconciliation are different. Forgiveness is not reconciliation.

Forgiveness takes one person. You and you alone. As a Christ follower, you MUST forgive anyone who offends and hurts you. As we have been learning this week, the principle of forgiveness is not optional.

But reconciliation takes two people. You and the person who…