One
of the key elements in this film is forgiveness. How do we forgive
others for the terrible things they have done? How do we come to
grips with a past that has hurt us, if there is no way to address
that hurt? And most importantly, how do we forgive ourselves for
things we have done?
--Darrel Manson
ON FORGIVENESS
Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes
a habit.
--Peter Ustinov
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
--Josh Billings
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the
strong.
--Mahatma Gandhi
Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond
what you were.
--Cherie Carter-Scott
Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits
to the one who forgives.
--Lawana Blackwell
On
Forgiving Others
(Adapted from Holman's Bible Dictionary)
As a part of Jesus' teaching about human need for forgiveness and
the means of receiving it, Jesus spoke of the human dimension of forgiveness.
A firm condition for the receiving of God’s forgiveness is the
willingness to forgive others. In the Lord’s Prayer (Matt. 6:12;
Luke 11:4) and the parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matt. 18:12-35)
Jesus clearly indicated such is the case: “But if ye forgive
not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses”
(Matt. 6:15). The forgiven life is the forgiving life.
Human forgiveness reflects our experience and understanding of divine
forgiveness. Love, not wooden rules, governs forgiveness (Matt. 18:21-22).
Jesus powerfully demonstrated this teaching on the cross, as He asked
for forgiveness for His executioners (Luke 23:34). Paul reminded the
church at Ephesus of both the grounds of their forgiveness and the
basis on which they must forgive one another (Eph. 4:32).
