What Total Forgiveness Is NOT; Forgiveness Part 26

Please view the video entitled “Keep My Commandments Summarized” before viewing this teaching: https://youtu.be/k7fUP105dLM?si=hnQbSUUg3t5JUYgVWhat Total Forgiveness Is NOT: Understanding True Biblical Forgiveness## DescriptionThis video continues the discussion on forgiveness, specifically defining what true forgiveness is by exploring common misconceptions and misdefinitions. The talk explains that total forgiveness is not about approving, excusing, or justifying the wrongdoing of others. It distinguishes forgiveness as an act of releasing bitterness, separate from things like reconciliation, pardoning, or forgetting. The discussion also covers the importance of accepting that you were hurt and taking the offense seriously in order to truly forgive.## Key Topics* Why misdefining forgiveness can keep you from being released* Total forgiveness is not approval, excusing, or justifying what was done* The difference between forgiveness and reconciliation* Forgiveness is not about forgetting the offense* The importance of taking the wrong seriously and not pretending you weren't hurt## Main TakeawayThe final goal of total forgiveness is to release the bitterness in your heart and be free, even if a relationship is not restored. You can truly forgive someone without feeling that you trust them again or that things are "back to normal." The release of bitterness is a key indicator of true forgiveness, which is a choice that leads to freedom.## Hashtags#Forgiveness #TotalForgiveness #Christianity #SpiritualGrowth #BibleStudy #Reconciliation #OvercomingPainThere is a very effective weapon that the enemy of souls uses against us all, to cause us to distance ourselves from God... this is the weapon of un-forgiveness. Join us in this series, as we take a closer look at what un-forgiveness does to us and the ways God has given us to escape the clutches of bitterness.There is a very effective weapon that the enemy of souls uses against us all, to cause us to distance ourselves from God... this is the weapon of un-forgiveness. Join us in this series, as we take a closer look at what un-forgiveness does to us and the ways God has given us to escape the clutches of bitterness.