Forgiveness as Christ Forgave Us
It is amazing how many excellent excuses men make for not forgiving the wrong which is personal to themselves. The reasons for not forgiving are abundant; the reasons for excusing are scant. “Personal dignity forbids that I should be the first to offer forgiveness. I shall be misunderstood. My forgiveness will be thrown back in my face. It will make no difference; the offender will repeat the offense; I know him too well.” Might not Christ have said every one of these things? Is not his proffer of forgiveness discordant with pagan notions of divine dignity? Is not he misunderstood? Is not his forgiveness thrown back in his face? Do not sinners, though forgiven, repeat the old offenses with a wearisome monotony of sin? Even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.—Christian Union.