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Signs of a real Christian (according to an old preacher) 1. Love of God that engrosses the whole heart and fills the entire capacity of the soul. He is crucified to the desire of the flesh, desire of the eye, and the pride of life. 2. Love of neighbor 3. One more thing is needed to be an...

According to Jesus, He lay down His life, so He could take it up again...so, it appears that Jesus raised Himself

I understand. Thankyou for your prayers. That's what I've resorted to now. :/

Oh. OK, didn't know that. I don't often post tbh, but do sometimes ask for private prayer (which I can do). For some reason, though, I can't private msg you matthias.

Yes. I really meant, if they profess to be Christians, yet God is not in any of their thoughts (speaking) then they can't be real Christians, can they?

I can't. I've not 'earned' enough. I have insufficient privileges to post anywhere. presumed that everyone would be Christian on a Christian forum. Silly I know :)

The trespasses against God lessen ( should), and yes, we repent, right up until we're delivered of them. What does repent mean to you?

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Turn about. Stop doing it. And sorry goes a long way ;)

Definitely. Cyclical-A divine exchange.

Im not a calvinist or a reformist, am sinply a Christian...but, Getting back to the point If The Lord requires us to repent before He forgives us, surely the same rule applies to our offenders. There again, I'm not ruling anything out...with God, all things are possible. I love you guys

So, something just came to me. The person who I received forgiveness for, never openly repented, yet in the moment i glanced at them, I knew they were tormented with guilt. No words were needed. I now believe that repentance is the 'trigger' for our forgiveness. Still mulling it over :)

How much time, would you say?

Exactly!

Your testimony is inspirational

For the person that i can't forgive, (for nearly 30 yrs), I've tried everything, but resorted to asking people to pray. I refuse to pretend that I've forgiven them. I need clarification from The Lord, (like the last one).

The point I was trying to make in this thread was, Forgiveness for people who tried to ruin your life is not easy. Yet, we know we need to forgive. Pretending, Blocking it, or simply saying it, doesn’t count. The heart needs to be changed. Only The Lord can change the heart. People say, "you...

I wasnt willing to forgive the person i forgave, i had no intention. Also, i have often said it out loud, and to the other person. Nothing. Jesus said forgive "from the heart"... point is, we cannot pretend, it has to be real. we know when forgiveness comes, because its so astonishing, and...

So, the reason I started this thread, is obviously a personal thing. There were two people in my life, who I despised. One more than the other. You know those people, who you wouldn't even pass the time of day with, unless you were forced to. They did me, as Paul would say, much harm, and I...

So I can hold no grudge, lets pretend for a moment that i can easily do that...then what if the person does something again, And again? etc.