[Salvation]

I can only communicate the principles that forgiveness does often mean that the parties involved share this gift in order to further and deepen the relationship.

[Salvation]

Ping to Monsignor Pope’s OSV column

[cloudmountain]

I cannot say what is best for you. I can only communicate the principles that forgiveness does often mean that the parties involved share this gift in order to further and deepen the relationship. But as stated, there are exceptions to this and forgiveness does not always require resuming unhealthy situations that really benefit neither party.

As I get older I see that some of my "friends" were not friends. I simply stay away from them.

For THIS person they WILL repeat their egregious behavior. COUNT ON IT.
So will my "friends."

[Revel]

What can never be forgiveness, is refusing to ever talk again to someone who has hurt you. In fact that is by Jesus own definition(sermon on the mount)- called Murder of the Heart. If you want to trap someone in the pain of whatever happened then all you have to do is tell them that you will never talk to them again. Any person who does that and yet claims that they are a holy forgiving Christian is a delusional person doing great harm to Christianity. Yet it is true that some relationships cannot continue.

[PeterPrinciple]

Just reading the following this morning:

Luk 17:3 So watch yourselves! “If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive.
Luk 17:4 Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive.”

It is a complicated subject but there is some evidence that there should be repentance or asking for forgiveness be fore one forgives.

Can there be any forgiveness if there is no repentance?

Now ignoring the situation and getting on with your life is another matter.

And then the big question. Does God forgive if there is no repentance?