“Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.”
Luke 17:3-4, KJV
Pardon
the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense.
: the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty
to absolve from the consequences of a fault or crimeb: to allow (an offense) to pass without punishment : FORGIVE
REBUKE……
To speakangrily to someone because you disapprove of what they have said or done to you or others. This is a justified anger. When people sin against you it upset you.
If someone sins against you rebuke them if they repent forgive them
When they SAY….I Repent they are admitting and confessing their fault. You must forgive them. God doesn’t state that unless you be a good boy for the next year, I’m not going to forgive you. He doesn’t say change your ways first before he forgives you. He says to say I repent. If we confess our sins which simply means to own up to your own faults, he will forgive.
Those who cant forgive as God does are without mercy. They have a cold unforgiving heart. The are holding a grudge against an offending party an withholding forgiveness. That is not Christianity. God is far more merciful than that. If you cannot forgive, you will not be forgiven by God either.
Confession to others you have wronged is required too. Confessing is to say I repent. It means to admit that you were wrong and apologize.
I rebuked Bob, no apology.
Jerry falsely accused me of abusing Andrew and calling us parasites. No apology.
I rebuke mom…. no apology.
I say I’m sorry to mom for all offenses in front of entire family b4 she left….no forgiveness from her.
Synonyms & Antonyms for pardon
Synonyms: Noun
- absolution, ….: the act of forgiving someone for having done something wrong or sinful : the act of absolving someone or the state of being absolved
- amnesty,
- forgiveness,
- remission,
- remittal
Synonyms: Verb
Antonyms: Noun
Antonyms: Verb
APOLOGY DEF a regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure…..
a written or spoken expression of one’s regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another:
A sincere apology contains the phrase “I’m sorry” and is followed by the thing that happened. (“I’m sorry I hurt your feelings by not inviting you to the birthday party.”) These words are important as they signify someone taking responsibility for what happened.
an act of saying that you are sorry for something wrong you have done:
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