Unpacking Forgiveness
eBook - ePub

Unpacking Forgiveness

Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and Deep Wounds

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Unpacking Forgiveness

Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and Deep Wounds

About this book

Helps readers move beyond the wounds and baggage of bitterness, disagreements, and broken relationships.

"True or false: most Christian pastors and counselors agree on what forgiveness is and how it should take place." This question is part of Chris Brauns's Forgiveness Quiz that draws readers into his book and gets them thinking about the subject of forgiveness. The truth is, pastors and counselors disagree profoundly on this subject. Unpacking Forgiveness combines sound theological thinking and honesty about the complicated questions many face to provide readers with a solid understanding of biblical forgiveness.

Only God's Word can unpack forgiveness. The wounds are too deep for us to find healing on our own, and the questions are too complex to be unraveled by anything but the wisdom of God. This book goes beyond a feel-good doctrine of automatic forgiveness, balancing the beauty of God's grace and the necessity of forgiveness with the teaching that forgiveness must take place in a way that is consistent with justice.

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Information

Publisher
Crossway
Year
2008
Print ISBN
9781581349801

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction: The Forgiveness Quiz
  8. 1 How to Begin Unpacking
  9. 2 Motivation to Unpack
  10. 3 Defining Forgiveness: The Divine Pattern
  11. 4 Defining Forgiveness for Christians
  12. 5 More Than a Feeling
  13. 6 The Way Up Is Down
  14. 7 Unpack with Great Urgency
  15. 8 Should I Just Get Over It?
  16. 9 How Should I Go about It?
  17. 10 What If I Won’t Forgive?
  18. 11 How Should I Respond to the Unrepentant? Two Principles
  19. 12 How Should I Respond to the Unrepentant? A Third Principle
  20. 13 How Can I Conquer Bitterness?
  21. 14 How Can I Stop Thinking about It?
  22. 15 What If Christians Cannot Agree?
  23. 16 Final Thoughts
  24. Appendix 1: More Forgiveness Questions
  25. Appendix 2: What Other Authors Say about Conditional Forgiveness
  26. Appendix 3: Biblical Words for Forgiveness
  27. Select Bibliography
  28. Scripture Index
  29. General Index
  30. Back Cover