If you can forgive but never forget whats the point of forgiving anyway?
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PerfectlyFlawed.
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So you are not bitter with a person. I remember a lot that happens to me, especially if it was painful. That doesn't mean that I have to erase it from my mind to no longer have a grudge. For example. A puppy nips you and draws blood. (Just on accident those sharp puppy teeth). You may well remember it if it leaves a mark, but you forgive the puppy. =) (sure mild example but I don't feel like discussing anything more personal)
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It is almost impossible for a good mind to forget anything. If someone truly forgives you then they should never bring the subject up or hold it against you. We should forgive as a way to amend by understanding that we all make mistakes. By forgiving you admit no one is perfect, thus allowing the other person to not feel so guilty. Of course in order to truly forgive the guilty party must be willing to accept they were in the wrong and apoligize.
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You forgive so that you don't hold bad feelings inside where the eat you up. You don't forget so that you will be wise and not let it happen again.
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I forgive(with God's help, not on my own) because Jesus said to. It is hard to forget and we may not be able to forget in our minds the particular event from the past that someone did to us, but we can forget the pain they caused us or our loved ones and let it go. Or, perhaps one way to look at it is, if they did something wrong but apolegized to you and truly meant it and felt bad for what they did, and you forgave them, then you could look at what they did do to you and see them as a different person then, thus, see it as if it was not them that hurt you, but a different person because that person now has changed. I hope that this helps. :) -In the Master's service. Thank you and God bless you!
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The idea is that you forgive and then forget the actual pain and sorrow of the incidence. It is impossible to actually 'forget', but you aren't bringing back the pain constantly and feeling it like it just happened. They really do go together, because if they don't then you are still letting that person control you and your feelings. He is still pulling your string and getting you to hurt yourself. If you can let go of that, then you can move on and leave it behind, forgetting it. A friend once told me it is like taking out the trash. YOU bring it out to the curb and leave it there. You don't go back out to the curb and lift the lid and sniff it to see if it is still garbage. That only brings up all the sick feelings and nasty smells. Just keep that lid down and hope the trash man comes and takes it away.
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I think in many cases it is wise not to forget. Forgiveness is one of the most humanitarian actions we can take. For example your family lost their lives in a nazi concentration camp. Sure you can forgive the individuals involved, but it would be a dishonor to the victims to forget what happened to them.
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Forgive and never forget means you'll never let yourself get caught up in that kind of situation again -- Thats what it means to me + 5
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If I didn't forgive, I wouldn't have many friends or people I would get along well with.
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A Christian who does not forgive can reap bitterness and the loss of eternal rewards (Hebrews 12:14-15; 2 John 1:8). Forgiveness is a decision of the will. Since God commands us to forgive, we must make a conscious choice to forgive. This frees the forgiving one from the past. In one sense, it is very impossible to truly forget sins that have been committed against us. We cannot selectively "delete" events from our memory. We remember the sin, but we live as if we did not remember it. Ephesians 4:32 tells us, "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."
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Point is make your future better and just blast the past baby
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