Reformed theologian John Piper offered four suggestions for those struggling to forgive others, warning that the physical and emotional pain stemming from hurt can easily morph into “selfishness, bitterness and resentment.”
Piper addressed the issue of forgiveness on his desiringGod.org podcast when a listener, identified Emily, said she was unsure of whether she’d truly forgiven her husband for a distasteful comment due to “lingering pain from the offense.”
The Bethlehem College & Seminary Chancellor began by explaining that the battle for holiness both in marriage and other relationships centers on the struggle to avoid sinning in response to being sinned against.
“What makes this battle so peculiar is that in the very moment when we may be sinning against someone, we have strong feelings of self-justification because of how we’ve been sinned against,” he said. “Some of the feelings that we have may be warranted, even justified; some of the hurt or the indignation may be…
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