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Forgiveness as Giving Completely0:49 – 5:52

James BesharaHost

0:49

Forgiveness is seen today as just letting go of hatred or thoughts of malice towards someone that's wronged you.

James BesharaHost

1:03

But the word forgiveness It means to give completely.

James BesharaHost

1:11

The profundity of something like forgiveness in Christian faith is that Christ came and said that if you want forgiveness from God, forgive those around you.

James BesharaHost

1:26

You might have heard this a thousand times, so it's lost its meaning.

James BesharaHost

1:30

But what he was saying is you can actually dictate what God does for you.

James BesharaHost

1:40

You, in this limited but powerful way, can actually control God.

James BesharaHost

1:50

You and God are connected.

James BesharaHost

1:53

Your forgiveness for others is begets you forgiveness from the divine.

James BesharaHost

2:02

That's profound in its own right.

James BesharaHost

2:07

But what is underappreciated, underinterpreted, is that the term forgiveness in its totality isn't just letting go of malice, thoughts of malice towards someone that has wronged you.

James BesharaHost

2:22

It's not just helping that person, giving them something.

James BesharaHost

2:28

even if they've wronged you.

James BesharaHost

2:29

As Christ said, if a thief steals from you, don't demand it back.

James BesharaHost

2:37

Not just turn the other cheek, but if something is stolen from you, don't demand it back.

James BesharaHost

2:46

Never heard a sermon on that from the pulpit.

James BesharaHost

2:53

But this term forgiveness is, The old meaning of it is a lot more like foreshadowing, forbearance, forewarning, to give before.

James BesharaHost

3:11

A calling to forgive is to give before it's deserved, before that other person, before everyone around you might deserve it, to give completely.

James BesharaHost

3:29

That takes this concept, this notion, approach to human relationships from, all right, these two or three people have wronged me in the last year or five years.

James BesharaHost

3:38

I'm going to forgive them for the forgiveness of God for my sins.

James BesharaHost

3:47

Instead, it is, I'm going to give completely to everyone around me, whether they deserve it or not.

James BesharaHost

3:55

Who deserves for you to give completely to them? Maybe your children deserve for you to give them a lot, but give completely to your children.

James BesharaHost

4:10

I don't know many parents that do that.

James BesharaHost

4:13

I know I struggle with that.

James BesharaHost

4:16

To give completely.

James BesharaHost

4:19

It's not to give completely just to those closest to you.

Forgiveness as Giving Completely0:49 – 5:52

James BesharaHost

0:49

Forgiveness is seen today as just letting go of hatred or thoughts of malice towards someone that's wronged you.

James BesharaHost

1:03

But the word forgiveness It means to give completely.

James BesharaHost

1:11

The profundity of something like forgiveness in Christian faith is that Christ came and said that if you want forgiveness from God, forgive those around you.

James BesharaHost

1:26

You might have heard this a thousand times, so it's lost its meaning.

James BesharaHost

1:30

But what he was saying is you can actually dictate what God does for you.

James BesharaHost

1:40

You, in this limited but powerful way, can actually control God.

James BesharaHost

1:50

You and God are connected.

James BesharaHost

1:53

Your forgiveness for others is begets you forgiveness from the divine.

James BesharaHost

2:02

That's profound in its own right.

James BesharaHost

2:07

But what is underappreciated, underinterpreted, is that the term forgiveness in its totality isn't just letting go of malice, thoughts of malice towards someone that has wronged you.

James BesharaHost

2:22

It's not just helping that person, giving them something.

James BesharaHost

2:28

even if they've wronged you.

James BesharaHost

2:29

As Christ said, if a thief steals from you, don't demand it back.

James BesharaHost

2:37

Not just turn the other cheek, but if something is stolen from you, don't demand it back.

James BesharaHost

2:46

Never heard a sermon on that from the pulpit.

James BesharaHost

2:53

But this term forgiveness is, The old meaning of it is a lot more like foreshadowing, forbearance, forewarning, to give before.

James BesharaHost

3:11

A calling to forgive is to give before it's deserved, before that other person, before everyone around you might deserve it, to give completely.

James BesharaHost

3:29

That takes this concept, this notion, approach to human relationships from, all right, these two or three people have wronged me in the last year or five years.

James BesharaHost

3:38

I'm going to forgive them for the forgiveness of God for my sins.

James BesharaHost

3:47

Instead, it is, I'm going to give completely to everyone around me, whether they deserve it or not.

James BesharaHost

3:55

Who deserves for you to give completely to them? Maybe your children deserve for you to give them a lot, but give completely to your children.

James BesharaHost

4:10

I don't know many parents that do that.

James BesharaHost

4:13

I know I struggle with that.

James BesharaHost

4:16

To give completely.

James BesharaHost

4:19

It's not to give completely just to those closest to you.