A Brick in the Valley


Does Conditional Forgiveness Lead to Bitterness
February 19, 2008, 10:42 am
Filed under: Forgiveness

If this is the first post you are reading, then it might not might make sense unless you read some of the previous ones on whether or not forgiveness is conditional, including Tim Challies post on the subject.

Here, the question is, “Does conditional forgiveness lead to bitterness?”  I spend a pretty good chunk of Unpacking Forgiveness on that subject. . . here is a brief excerpt.

Some would argue that “automatic forgiveness” or unconditional forgiveness is the key to avoiding bitterness.  In part, the argument here goes back to the matter of defining forgiveness.  Those who argue for automatic forgiveness generally define forgiveness Continue reading