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This one is about forgiveness

It came up in one of the classes I have to take in order to stay in this program (might get kicked out soon anyways.)

It was about forgiveness and spiritual growth. And I brought up the question about the negative aspect of forgiveness because to me in order to forgive something you have to accept what happened and to me there are somethings you just can't accept and move on. To me that would be an injustice and a copout for the other people. But does that mean I won't be forgiven of my sins because I can't accept the sins of other people? Jesus forgives other people through his grace and love. And although I don't even like certain people it shouldn't be on me to accept them or the things that they have done.

And I don't care if Jesus does forgive them and they go to heaven when they die. Heaven is a very big place it's not like I'll actually have to see them or if I did I'd rather be in hell anyway. Now before this turns into an hour long page of me ranting about hating people. Does anyone have an opinion on forgiveness? And can you still hold on to resentments and live a pure life.
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kodiac · 22-25, M
I agree with most of what you said . For me the only power i have over the people that hurt me is my forgivness . To me forgiving means i understand what happened and it wasn't that bad ,but i don't understand and it was that bad. I hear things like oh holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die ,i don't see it that way . if a person steals my money i could forgive ,if you steal my soul ,no . I believe my forgivness might play into where they go when they die and that's when my power comes into play. Someone said forgiving is if you have the power to kill them but don't do it . Not sure i could pass that test
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kodiac · 22-25, M
@Lostpoet So sorry you're still dealing with that stuff, looking over your shoulder all the time is exhausting. i tried to get as far away from them as possible and stay pretty much off the grid . Maybe one day i'll lose the anger but if given a chance i'd make them suffer .