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Originally Posted by BobVigneault  Yes, our forgiveness should be contingent on God's forgiving us. If a person doesn't repent then his problem is with God. God will judge the unrepentant.
Matt. 6:12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Rom 12:Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” |
But isn't God's forgiveness of us contingent upon our repentance? Therefore if our forgiveness is to be like God's perhaps we should only forgive the repentant.
I'm not trying to be argumentative, just playing "devil's advocate" because that's the thought that came into my mind when you said that our forgiveness is contingent upon God's.
P1 God's forgiveness is our model
P2 God only forgives the repentant (that's why he forgave us)
C We should only forgive the repentant
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