Limits of Forgiveness
Gentle as doves and cunning as serpents. Home Page - Spanish - Setswana It should be clarified that forgiving does not consist of agreeing with the offender when they are wrong and forgetting what happened, nor in repeatedly receiving the same injuries from the past without taking any action, which gives boldness to the transgressor. - To easy forgiveness, frequent thief. - To forgive the wicked is to encourage them. - Forgiveness makes thieves. - He who does not punish evil commands it to be done. - Kill, for the king forgives. Nor is it to be lenient in applying measures that are part of our obligations. - It offends the good to forgive the bad. - He harms the good who does not punish the bad. - Having mercy on the panther is being unjust to the lambs. - To forgive the wicked is to strike the good with a stick. It is about freeing ourselves from the pain caused by resentment and hatred and being able to remember without pain. - Forgiving is not for...