[delchiante]

Mathew 6:14. For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you forgive not men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.....

A warning and command from our Lord and Savior.....

[Secret Agent Man]

forgiving is fine but lying to everyone about what eally happened isn’t. further real justice is one of the reasons that enable people to begin to forgive. you can forgive because you are assured they will account for it.

[glennaro]

Unfortunately, "forgiveness" is, as in this case, often misunderstood even by well-meaning Christians. While this man has offered forgiveness, he is really doing it for himself -- and that's fair enough. But true forgiveness requires the following:

Step 1 - The offenders must admit they did something wrong. (Don't see that here: The animals who beat him nearly to death have not acknowledged they did anything wrong.)

Step 2 - The offenders must ask for forgiveness from the one they have harmed. (Don't see that here: The animals who beat him nearly to death have not asked for his forgiveness.)

Step 3 - The offenders must atone for what they did. (Yeah, right! Fat chance of that happening!)

[Mr Rogers]

“The 27-year-old was walking home in his neighborhood on St Paul’s East Side when he was attacked by a group of 30 to 50 juveniles and young adults.”

That is a crime against society as well as against an individual. He can forgive if he wishes, but pretending it was an accident is not forgiveness but near suicidal stupidity. And remember:

“For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.” - Paul in Romans 13