Gary Chapman Quote

Genuine forgiveness and reconciliation are two-person transactions that are enabled by apologies. Some, particularly within the Christian worldview, have taught forgiveness without an apology. They often quote the words of Jesus, If you do not forgive men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Thus, they say to the wife whose husband has been unfaithful and continues in his adulterous affair, You must forgive him, or God will not forgive you. Such an interpretation of Jesus’ teachings fails to reckon with the rest of the scriptural teachings on forgiveness. The Christian is instructed to forgive others in the same manner that God forgives us. How does God forgive us? The Scriptures say that if we confess our sins, God will forgive our sins. Nothing in the Old or New Testaments indicates that God forgives the sins of people who do not confess and repent of their sins.While a pastor encourages a wife to forgive her erring husband while he still continues in his wrongdoing, the minister is requiring of the wife something that God Himself does not do. Jesus’ teaching is that we are to be always willing to forgive, as God is always willing to forgive, those who repent…While a pastor encourages a wife to forgive her erring husband while he still continues in his wrongdoing, the minister is requiring of the wife something that God Himself does not do. Jesus’ teaching is that we are to be always willing to forgive, as God is always willing to forgive, those who repent…

Gary Chapman

Genuine forgiveness and reconciliation are two-person transactions that are enabled by apologies. Some, particularly within the Christian worldview, have taught forgiveness without an apology. They often quote the words of Jesus, If you do not forgive men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Thus, they say to the wife whose husband has been unfaithful and continues in his adulterous affair, You must forgive him, or God will not forgive you. Such an interpretation of Jesus’ teachings fails to reckon with the rest of the scriptural teachings on forgiveness. The Christian is instructed to forgive others in the same manner that God forgives us. How does God forgive us? The Scriptures say that if we confess our sins, God will forgive our sins. Nothing in the Old or New Testaments indicates that God forgives the sins of people who do not confess and repent of their sins.While a pastor encourages a wife to forgive her erring husband while he still continues in his wrongdoing, the minister is requiring of the wife something that God Himself does not do. Jesus’ teaching is that we are to be always willing to forgive, as God is always willing to forgive, those who repent…While a pastor encourages a wife to forgive her erring husband while he still continues in his wrongdoing, the minister is requiring of the wife something that God Himself does not do. Jesus’ teaching is that we are to be always willing to forgive, as God is always willing to forgive, those who repent…

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Gary Chapman may refer to:

Gary Chapman (author) (born 1938), author of the Five Love Languages series
Gary Chapman (footballer, born 1964), English footballer
Gary Chapman (musician) (born 1957), American singer/songwriter and former television talk show host
Gary Chapman (swimmer) (1938–1978), Australian Olympic swimmer
Gary Chapman (CPSR) (1952–2010), author, educator, activist and first executive director of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
Gary Chapman (Australian footballer) (born 1955), former VFL player
Gary Chapman (director) (born 1961), British artist, animator and film director