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Christian Psychotherapy

Receiving forgiveness Forgiving

I decide that God and my fellow man I. I want to look precisely and holistically
may/should show me my guilt precisely Decision to draw at the guilt of the “wrong-doer” towards
and holistically (cognition and emoti- up me and thus also at the bad experiences
on). The Holy Spirit will not demand f the accounts (cognition and emotion)
more than I can give nor will he expose f Light Often even against inner resistance, from
me Uncovering an awareness that it is necessary
f f
I allow myself to be convicted and accept I specify the guilt of the “wrong-doer” as
the judgement of guilty, refrain from “ex- II. f I experience it subjectively, and I search
cuses”, capitulate. Drawing up the f for the objective biblical term/descripti-
The old man resists recognising this accounts on.
(„logos“) Trust in God and man is necessary for
Truth this
Holiness

Here feelings such as unease, revulsion, anxiety, shame, wrath, pain, malicious joy will normally arise.
Often, one will go down each side several times with different themes and increasing depth of heart.
f

III.
I allow God’s love, including His pain Mercy, I experience God’s love/presence as
over my union with sin (2 Cor. 7, 10) to „Bowels“, comfort/healing and can approach the
have access to me. f (i.e. attitude f wrong-doer with God’s mercy (the left
Only then is it possible to form a true self- including feeling) side is the precondition, so that I under-
confidence. Love, kindness, stand that I am no better).
comfort

I accept that God releases me from the I accept that God releases him/her from
law of sin: IV. the law of sin:
• instead of “I am/remain like this”, “I/ Liberating, • instead of “he is/remains like this”,
God can change me” applies; Releasing, “he /God can change him” applies;
• instead of “As a Christian one/I am Grace • instead of “he/it cannot be like this”,
not allowed to be like this”, “I am / Healing “he/it is (so far/at the moment) like
he is (so far/at the moment) like this” applies.
this” applies. I forgo all demands and, as a result, be-
God prepares the best path for me without come free to have hope for the other per-
forcing me to go along it. son.

V.
I experience freedom from past guilt and Inner reconcili- I can see/experience the other person
freedom for a new beginning. ation without his guilt, independent or separa-
For God, my sin no longer exists! Cancelling debt / ted from his guilt.
dismissing it I no longer need to remember, involuntari-
Renewal ly and painfully, what I suffered!
Justice

Only now is it possible to have a truly objective attitude/view of myself and the other person!
Only now do I see the other without sin. Sin, however, is always accompanied by lies.

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