Should I forgive someone if they haven’t apologized?

[creationministriesintl]

See the full interview with Dr Jeffrey Benjamin here: youtu.be/AvZCpq7ktVY

For more information and further reading, see:

→ Dawkins’ dilemma: how God forgives sin – creation.com/dawkins-dilemma
→ Good news – creation.com/good-news
→ How to have a right relationship with God –

[kiwisaram]

Luke 17:3  “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and IF THEY REPENT, forgive them.

[samslade]

Forgiveness doesn't let them off the hook. It releases us from anger, bitterness, etc. We can forgive them but we don't have to have a relationship with them.

[sharri]

Forgiveness and restoration is not the same... i will forgive quickly but restoration come at when the repent/change...❤

[rjbartun]

We need to be very careful how we teach forgiveness. In our modern world, we have merged the definitions of reconciliation and forgiveness. So when we say the word "forgiveness, " people think we mean reconciliation. Forgiveness is an internal choice to not wish judgement and punishment upon a person who has done you wrong. But forgiveness does not mean we are required to reconcile. There are very clear times when we cannot reconcile and move forward in relationship with a person who refuses to stop hurting you. Great examples are chronic abusers. As long as they are unrepentant and continue to abuse, Christians can forgive by praying the Lord would lead the abuser to repentance and a saving faith. We can pray the Lord will send faithful witness to them. A prayer like this is a prayer for the Lord to have mercy on them. .. but Jesus does not require a person to remain in contact with an abuser who seeks only to control and destroy.

[autumn]

Yes we forgive but with that we put a boundary

[steveindorset]

Yes you should always forgive, but we’re not door mats! Only when there is repentance can there be restoration of relationship and even then it might not be as deep as it was. But you should forgive always forgive as forgiveness always benefits and heals the forgiver.

[samuelrodriguez]

John 13:34, 35
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

[randytidmore]

We suppose to forgive people.That doesn't mean that we can forget

[siegfried]

The short answer is correct. The offender might never apologise or may live in another country or might even have died. But forgiving is a decision YOU make, irrespective of the offence or the offender, in order to free yourself from the poison of bitterness and the desire for vengeance. Occasionally you will see people being interviewed on the idiot box about some horrific thing that has been done to them. The interviewer often asks "can you ever forgive them" and the person replies "no, never forgive them" and until the day they die, they will be consumed and destroyed by bitterness anger and the desire for revenge.
And do you think the perpetrator of the crimes cares one whit about being forgiven? Probably not.
Forgiveness is the antidote to bitterness anger and the desire for revenge.
PS forgiving has nothing to do with feeling like wanting to forgive. Its an intelligent decision. But sometimes it may help to express to the offender, by letter or whatever way is available, what you hold against them, then forgive and let it go.

[selahmedite]

The short answer was wrong. God ONLY forgives the ones who recognize and ask for forgivness

[MoreBibleReadingInTheChurches]

In a word, live together in the forgiveness of your sins, for without it, no human fellowship, least of all a marriage, can survive. Don’t insist on your rights, don’t blame each other, don’t judge or condemn each other, don’t find fault with each other, but accept each other as you are, and forgive each other every day from the bottom of your hearts…
~Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison

[matthewlewis]

Repentance is required before forgiveness bring forth fruits worthy of repentance. Forgiveness cannot come before repentance. Scriptures are clear.

[elizabethdavis]

This has ALWAYS been my issue. If i dont receive an apology, it was hard for me to move on. Definitely pride for sure. Need for validation. But since coming to Christ, it is something that i still do struggle with for sure. But im aware that it is a sin. & theres many things that ive done that even though i've apologized, didn't deserve forgiveness. By God's grace & mercy, He forgiven me. So who am i to not forgive others?

[don-ekud]

God requires repentance repentance is 3 fold admit that it is wrong ask forgiveness and walk away from it never to return. How can you forgive people who don't want it sometimes you just have to take the blame yourself and move on and learn the lesson that you don't have to trust someone you know

[L.D.Manzger]

I don't really know what to answer to that.But we have to ask god's forgiveness and repent before he actually forgives us

[Redeemedsheepess]

This is a legitimate question.

God's forgiveness is conditional upon repentance.

If we are to forgive as God forgives, isn't repentance a necessary part of that equation?

Paul handed Alexander and Hymenaus (spelling?) over to Satan so they'd be taught not to blaspheme... He didn't say a word about forgiveness there. He even says the Lord will repay Alexander the coppersmith for the "much harm" he caused Paul. Again.. no mention of forgiveness, and no mention of repentance on their part, either.

[bonitaroberts]

Life taught me to forgive for whatever sin or wrongly traction took place....(Bible give good answer) To move on and I've received more wisdom in fact. but ever repeat the same action of happenings remove yourself with space etc get enough time to get over the shock and move on. The naughty one it's his/ her ptoblem😊

[Nancy-xr]

I dont Read Luke 17:3 it says If they repent then you must forgive. You are disobeying God by teaching this lie!!!

[abhinava]

I have one simple question and i whould love answers. Do you guys only belive in jesus as god or do you belive other cultures also have correctly found out the truth beyond science maybe much more than christianity?