Yesterday I suggested that there are elements of forgiveness that are conditional, and there are elements that are unconditional. I suggested that the offended party must unconditionally move toward forgiveness, but forgiveness can
How does one not retaliate in the middle of brutal violence? How does one embrace non-retalitation when we’re talking about something like genocide rather than only an unkind word? Miroslav Volf, a
Why should we forgive?
* One: because we understand how much we have been forgiven
* Two: because we see ourselves as just as sinful, or more, as the one who has hurt us
* Three:
I’m taking way too long to finish blogging about forgiveness, so here’s what I’ll do. Today I’ll cover the second basis for forgiveness and tomorrow I’ll cover the
For some reason, eschatology (the doctrine concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind) has not always been well understood. Some ignore it; some major in it
