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Home Theology Forgiving and redemption
Forgiving and redemption
Written by Division by Zero   
Friday, 12 February 2010 14:44

In the last post I promised to write about the following question: Is it possible to forgive someone who doesn't want to be forgiven? And after some contemplation I have to answer this question with yes.

It is possible, but it is very hard. It's an altruistic gift to someone who doesn't want to receive it. How is it possible to give such a gift? If it was a physical present, it wouldn't be possible. This kind of gift can be given. If you decide to forgive and hold on to this decision the other person won't have to accept it. Although it makes the decision and the commitment harder, forgiveness will benefit the one who forgives. It comes at great costs, but it will help greatly with dealing with psychological trauma coming from what happened and what had to be forgiven.

Last week I watched the movie "Levity". This movie is about a man seeking redemption. He is unable to forgive himself and is unable to find redemption. This man mentions a book from the eleventh century with five steps to making amends. These steps are:
1. Acknowledging what you did
2. Feeling remorse
3. Making right with your neighbor (the one you wronged)
4. Making right with God
5. Only then you really can get redeemed
Because he killed someone, he couldn't get passed the third step. These steps fit in the theology of the 11th century, but can be found nowadays. I believe it is possible to find redemption, even if it isn't possible to correct the things you did wrong. However redemption will involve changing your ways (at least try not to repeat what you did wrong). I think redemption, receiving forgiveness, should lead to being able to forgive others an help other not to make the same mistakes.

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