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Foundational Discussions in Christian Psychology
1. We need to follow God/Jesus´s example 4. In my opinion there is a spiritual and a psy-
about forgiveness. When Jesus hang on the chological form of forgiveness. We tend to
cross he said: God forgive them because mix these in the churches and very seldom
they do not know what they are doing. He use the way God has taught us – confession
did not forgive. In Luke 17: 3-4 Jesus says: If and repentance before forgiveness.
your brother sins rebuke him. If he repents 5. It is also very important to not only ack-
then forgive him. nowledge but express your feelings and
2. 1 Joh, 1: 9 says But if we confess our sins to work with your feelings before you can go
God he will keep his promise and do what is to the next steps.
right: he will forgive us our sins and purify 6. The psychological forgiveness is that you
us from all our wrongdoings. can work and decide to let go of your fee-
3. As I see it and understand what has to be lings – hatred, anger etc. against that per-
done before we must forgive is that those son who has wronged you before the person
who have wronged us must confess and re- who has wronged you has repented.
pent.
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