Packing Unforgiveness vs. Unpacking Forgiveness

Here is an excellent essay on the issue of "unconditional forgiveness" and the horrible effects it regularly has upon those who preach it and practice it.

Automatic forgiveness packs unforgiveness. It redefines forgiveness as far less than what it means biblically. It hardens hearts with bitterness, isolation, and pessimism. In contrast, conditional forgiveness centers on the Cross. It offers the Gospel to all, recognizes that because of Christ any offender can be forgiven, believes that all relationships can be redeemed, and rests knowing that justice will be served.

Read the entirety of "Packing Unforgiveness" by Chris Brauns.

Compare my essay "The Sin of 'Unconditional Forgiveness'".

HT:JKH

The Sin of "Unconditional Forgiveness"

If you are looking for the blog entry titled "The Sin of 'Unconditional Forgiveness,'" I am sorry to disappoint you, but I have removed it. I did so because I rewrote the piece so that any use or citation of my work on forgiveness of sin should refer to my rewritten piece, originally written to be published in a popular Christian magazine, rather than my blog entry which was only a preliminary essay, at best. I had forgotten to remove the essay from this blog, but I was recently reminded of this, so I have now removed it.

On Forgiveness of Sin