The purpose of forgiveness is to re-establish a broken relationship. To forgive prematurely, without the offender confessing to be reconciled, you have not forgiven, its just words people say that mean nothing.
I know this because many will say "I have forgiven but we can still cannot have a relationship." If you cannot have a relationship then there is no forgiveness.
Forgiveness cancels the debt and resumes the relationship.
Why do so many people not understand this? Its because most people are walking around basing everything on their "feelings" which are less than nothing, instead of reality.
Our culture lives on the edge of insanity placing "feelings" above truth and rational thinking.
Paying more attention to feelings than truth leads the culture into insanity. Our feelings are often irrational and overblown. We must think with the mind of Christ to know truth from error.
We must research things we were taught in school to see where their origins lie. So much the church has bought into comes from psychology and ungodly sources.
When we pray, ask God and focus on the Holy Spirit He will open our eyes to truth, suddenly we will see what is wrong with so much we have been taught. But in order to do this we must be willing to leave behind everything we were taught to follow Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:18-20 "18 Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” 20 And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”…"
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