tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post6348450628091449051..comments2023-07-19T18:07:56.603-04:00Comments on Progressive Christian Reflections by Chris Glaser: "Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do"Chris Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05053827119412315808noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-45312042452547135202015-02-20T16:18:32.986-05:002015-02-20T16:18:32.986-05:00Virginia Ramey Mollenkott has given me permission ...Virginia Ramey Mollenkott has given me permission to add her comment to me via e-mail:<br /><br />Lovely blog, Chris. The major work of our lives is, I believe, to learn how to forgive, and by asking forgiveness for his torturers while they were torturing him, Jesus taught the rest of us to "Teach only love"/i.e., forgiveness, because we human beings never know what we are doing when we are being mean With warm appreciation, Virginia Mollenkott.Chris Glaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053827119412315808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-89173635195643913982015-02-18T14:23:19.160-05:002015-02-18T14:23:19.160-05:00A friend who works with the sexually abused sent m...A friend who works with the sexually abused sent me this response, and I thought it should be shared with y'all: <br /><br />"I totally get where you are going with forgiveness in response to some things. <br /><br />But I urge caution: when survivors hear this message, they just tend to feel guilty for not being spiritually strong enough to “forgive”.<br /><br />I’m including an article that I reference frequently that may be of interest http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org/resources/articles/Structures-of-Forgiveness.pdf <br /><br />And Jesus did not forgive from the cross but rather asked God to do so on his behalf. Hmmmmm………."<br /><br />To this I responded that this is correct, but asking God to forgive is also a forgiving act.<br />Chris Glaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053827119412315808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-43200902464492781402015-02-18T10:00:05.872-05:002015-02-18T10:00:05.872-05:00I don't believe forgiving means we can't h...I don't believe forgiving means we can't hold people accountable, especially if they continue hurting others in the same way. If we forgive from the heart, I believe, we are BETTER able to hold others accountable because we can do so without vengeance and they might be less defensive and more open to changing their ways.Chris Glaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053827119412315808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-27983145256215542122015-02-18T07:11:35.099-05:002015-02-18T07:11:35.099-05:00Thinking about person or events i decide to not or...Thinking about person or events i decide to not or cannot forgive seems like not so much "not forgiving" as forego-ing as in -----those who have been informed that their actions and words are destroying lives refuse to stop those words and actions and keep on---as if they are acting out of love---it seems almost like forgiveness is saying it is ok to keep on doing the hurtful things because it does not matter. I have no doubt that my lack of forgiveness is killing me but if they keep on doing and saying what they are doing, it really doesn't matter.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com