Forgiving Means Forgetting | Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe | Pastor Joel Schulz

Some of us have been taught that forgiveness means forgetting that something happened - a head in the sand posture that ignores the obvious. Some of us think of it as a never ending series of second chances. others view it as a second chance with all the consequences and old baggage removed. Still some view it as the immediate and full restoration of a broken relationship, complete with the same level of trust and privileges that preceded the wrongdoing. But the goofiest idea of all is the widely held belief that genuine forgiveness means literally forgetting what happened. But there’s a problem with all these concepts. It’s not how God forgives.