Is it really forgiveness when you "forgive" someone of their wrong doing against you, but don't let them back in your life again?
For example someone you have trusted to have in your life and in your house makes a one time judgement mistake. You 'forgive' them, but they are no longer allowed in your house. Is this forgiveness?
I was doing a bible study on this topic of forgiveness and it just really seems to me that this isn't God's view of forgiveness, but the Pharisees. Especially since this is the standard way of forgiveness for this person for anything.
Once truly forgiven, it shouldn't be routinely brought up as a character flaw in this person either.
If forgiveness is suppose to be showing our gratitude for the Lord's forgiveness of us...Does this mean we've accepted our forgiveness or don't truly understand it?
If we are judged by our own standards...Does this mean we are really forgiven?
Jack Kelley in Forgiveness
