03-01-2007, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by SemperFideles  I agree Chris. I believe a more proper mode of expressing repentance is to say: "I was wrong, please forgive me." We should never say: "I didn't really mean it." We did mean it, that's what makes it so wicked.
We actually train our children, after discipline, to say: "I was wrong for {disobeying, fussing, hitting, ...} please forgive me."
I also believe we should train ourselves to say "I forgive you" instead of saying "That's OK" when someone repents to us. | Regretfully we have taught our children the common, "I am sorry;" however, we have never allowed anyone to respond with "That's OK" but with "I forgive you." Even when my children's friends are around and someone needs to apologize, I will gently rebuke anyone for responding with “That’s OK” because it is not and never is OK to wrong anyone. That always did seem obscure to me why such a response became acceptable. It wasn’t until recently that I began questioning the initial apology (thus this thread).
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Christopher Reeder
Husband to Kara, Father to Abigail (7), Caleb (6), Grace (5), Zoë (3), Elijah (2) and Hannah (<1)
Member: Pilgrim Presbyterian Church (OPC), Raleigh, NC
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