Forgiveness is Not

Dec 8, 2009 Print This Post

I forgot to post the “Forgiveness is Not” list yesterday and a bunch of people have requested it. Here it is (courtesy of Ray’s book):

Forgiveness does not mean approving of what someone else did.
Forgiveness does not mean pretending that evil never took place.
Forgiveness does not mean making excuses for other people’s bad behavior.
Forgiveness does not mean justifying evil so that sin somehow becomes less sinful.
Forgiveness does not mean overlooking abuse.
Forgiveness does not mean denying that others tried to hurt you repeatedly.
Forgiveness does not mean letting others walk all over you.
Forgiveness does not mean refusing to press charges when a crime has been committed.
Forgiveness does not mean forgetting the wrong that was done.
Forgiveness does not mean pretending you were never hurt.
Forgiveness does not mean you must become friends again.
Forgiveness does not mean there must be a total reconciliation as if nothing ever happened.
Forgiveness does not mean that you must tell the person you have forgiven them.
Forgiveness does not mean that all negative consequences of sin are cancelled.

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Growing up in the Lansing area, I wanted nothing more than to get out. My exit strategy included a complex mixture of schemes for an urban church plant, iProducts, and an elaborate Bollywood car chase scene with zombies and catchy techno music.

As a 40 year old man, I find myself entrenched in the Lansing area at a church I love (Riverview), with 4 kids I love more (a high schooler, a junior higher, a middle schooler, and an elementary schooler), and a wife I love the most (Grace).

Instead of planting one church, I dream of helping hundreds get started without ever leaving my home base. I still love my iProducts and use them as tools to help lead and teach the thousands who attend Riverview. And when no one is looking, I blare the techno music and send my unimpressive resume to casting agents for Bollywood zombie films.

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