Living Into Our Histories
Publication Date
7-4-2001
Publication
The Christian Century
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Forgiveness does not undo or deny the past; it offers the opportunity to redeem it. The discovery of repentance as a gift linked to forgiveness is crucial so that we can learn, over time, how to cast off those things we have done and had done to us. Repentance and forgiveness give us a daily opportunity to accept the truth of who we have become without binding us to it forever. By God’s grace, the past can be redeemed and our character can be shaped in renewed ways. As a result, a forgiven and forgiving people need not try to escape the present.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Gregory, "Living Into Our Histories" (2001). Public Intellectual Writing. 161.
https://repository.belmont.edu/gregoryjones_public/161
