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A minor ripple from Erika’s act of forgiveness
Posted on 9/22/25 at 9:52 pm
Posted on 9/22/25 at 9:52 pm
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I don’t post on here often because I don’t feel like I have anything worthy of sharing. However, since Charlie was martyred I feel the need to be loud as possible. I have felt so much anger and hatred towards the man that took Charlie’s life, but that all changed yesterday when Charlie’s wife stood in front of 100,000+ people and forgave her husbands killer! That is mercy, that is grace and I’m beginning to see how good it is to forgive.
My nephew Angus (age 5) was killed in a car accident 17 years ago by a drunk driver. For 17 years I’ve harbored so much hate for that man and wanting nothing but the absolute worst for him, until now. I genuinely hope he’s well and living a more productive life than he was back then.
Someone on social media that I knew from college.
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Posted on 9/22/25 at 9:58 pm to hawgfaninc
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Someone on social media that I knew from college.
That's a good story! Forgiveness isn't about the offender so much as the offended. Always good to remember when harboring even a righteous grudge.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:00 pm to hawgfaninc
I am the way, the truth, and the life.
Pretty sure it’s true, despite seeming counterintuitive.
Pretty sure it’s true, despite seeming counterintuitive.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:01 pm to hawgfaninc
Yeah, so much worse than the tranny protesting outside earlier. I wish the down voters would tell us why.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:02 pm to hawgfaninc
Like they say, hating someone is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:02 pm to SallysHuman
Hatred is a poison that hurts the carrier far more than it ever could the target.
I had to let go of resentments some years back to move on. It helps
I had to let go of resentments some years back to move on. It helps
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:06 pm to fr33manator
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I had to let go of resentments some years back to move on. It helps
Amen... me too.
It's funny, my 25yr old daughter actually got aggressive and angry with me last night for ever having forgiven my mother for her transgressions... I had a hard time articulating to her that for my OWN sake and for my own relationship with God, that it was necessary AND freeing. I don't understand why my kid is so het up- but she is.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:07 pm to hawgfaninc
Forgiveness is a powerful thing You give it to others and it heals you
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:07 pm to hawgfaninc
Forgiveness is the best medicine for the one harboring the hate.
Nearly 20 years ago, a close friend of mine killed himself via suicide by cop. His girlfriend at the time really fricked him up which led him down the path that took him to that horrible night that I wish wasn’t burned into my memory. Well, for ten years I wanted nothing but the worst for the girl, who was sort of part of our circle of friends, even before their relationship. I harbored so much resentment and outright hate for her that his death ate at me in ways that I can’t explain. Then one day I just had had enough of it and mentally accepted that I’d forgive her for her ways that fricked him up (it’s a long story that I’d rather not get into here), and as soon as I made up my mind and decided to forgive her, it was like the weight of the world came off of me.
For anyone harboring genuine hate for someone and might be reading this, I strongly recommend that you consider forgiveness. I’m a much better person now that I found it in my heart to forgive the one I hated. Hate is like throwing a thousand knives at the person you wish harm on and they all come back and stab you instead.
Nearly 20 years ago, a close friend of mine killed himself via suicide by cop. His girlfriend at the time really fricked him up which led him down the path that took him to that horrible night that I wish wasn’t burned into my memory. Well, for ten years I wanted nothing but the worst for the girl, who was sort of part of our circle of friends, even before their relationship. I harbored so much resentment and outright hate for her that his death ate at me in ways that I can’t explain. Then one day I just had had enough of it and mentally accepted that I’d forgive her for her ways that fricked him up (it’s a long story that I’d rather not get into here), and as soon as I made up my mind and decided to forgive her, it was like the weight of the world came off of me.
For anyone harboring genuine hate for someone and might be reading this, I strongly recommend that you consider forgiveness. I’m a much better person now that I found it in my heart to forgive the one I hated. Hate is like throwing a thousand knives at the person you wish harm on and they all come back and stab you instead.
This post was edited on 9/22/25 at 10:09 pm
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:07 pm to SallysHuman
Amen to you brother
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:09 pm to drewb808
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Amen to you brother
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:29 pm to hawgfaninc
Forgiveness is mentioned over 100 times in the Bible.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:41 pm to hawgfaninc
I guess I can’t wrap my brain around forgiving someone who doesn’t think they did anything wrong. Has Tyler Robinson admitted wrong doing, asked for forgiveness or shown repentance? I hear people forgiving murderers of family and yet the murderers are still evil and repugnant with no regard to what they have done.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:44 pm to Doctor Strangelove
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I guess I can’t wrap my brain around forgiving someone who doesn’t think they did anything wrong.
This line of thinking kept me from forgiving my mother for many years.
I truly believed forgiveness could only be granted upon request, but never before it.
My eyes were opened, thank God.
We love because He first loved us. We forgive because He first forgave us.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:48 pm to SallysHuman
I don’t agree with that description of salvation. Repentance leads to salvation and while God takes the initiative in salvation, repentance of sin is always a characteristic of the person who is saved. You never see an instance of someone genuinely saved in the Bible who remains happy in their sin.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:54 pm to Doctor Strangelove
Saul on the road to Damascus?
Posted on 9/22/25 at 11:11 pm to hawgfaninc
I am not going to forgive Tyler Robinson because it is not my place to forgive him. I am merely going to demand that he repay his debt to society. (wink wink)
Posted on 9/22/25 at 11:24 pm to ezride25
My point is Saul repented. He didn’t go on stoning Christians. Christ appeared to him, confronted Saul and changed his heart. There is no contradiction here.
I’m not saying we should hate our enemies. We love them and pray for them and if we are wronged we turn the other check. Vengeance belongs to God and that’s what I think the difference is in this thread.
I’m not saying we should hate our enemies. We love them and pray for them and if we are wronged we turn the other check. Vengeance belongs to God and that’s what I think the difference is in this thread.
This post was edited on 9/22/25 at 11:28 pm
Posted on 9/23/25 at 2:33 am to Doctor Strangelove
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I guess I can’t wrap my brain around forgiving someone who doesn’t think they did anything wrong. Has Tyler Robinson admitted wrong doing, asked for forgiveness or shown repentance? I hear people forgiving murderers of family and yet the murderers are still evil and repugnant with no regard to what they have done.
I get what you are saying. It would be difficult to forgive someone who took something from someone that they loved so much.
Forgiveness is not about granting a favor to the offender, murderers and evil doers do not want forgiveness, they want you to suffer.
Forgiveness is about the forgiver and absolving the hate that they have in their own heart. Forgiveness renders the offender powerless and small.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 3:49 am to hawgfaninc
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forgiveness
Isn't always a single act; sometimes you have to do it more than once for it to have a real affect
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