every one must forgive.
as difficult as it is forgiveness is the best healer of all. no matter what the injury or wound, the addict/sinner (please click to look at the definition from original Hebrew scripture) is also one deeply wounded. as we begin to move forward with community, in our families, reaching out with understanding with the offer of forgiveness as a path of restoration.
It's judicial on both sides, a judgment of sorts, because one needs also to admit wrongdoing and hurts as well to make amends. Something most 21st century society is not familiar with. Actually, I find one TV Show that uses apologies, asking forgiveness as well as admitting mistakes and that is BROTHERS AND SISTERS on ABC. It's one of my favorite shows to watch because the relationships show reality and truth in all American Families. It's successful in showing the complex way families hang in the balance between unity and brokenness. One of the sons struggles with alcohol and drugs. He was in Iraq and came back in a cloud of confusion and into the grasp of addiction. There is one in almost every family.
substances being abused will fade with knowledge, love and forgiveness. standing in the face of abusers is not a task easily faced. it takes commitment and unfailing trust that GOD is in control and is bigger than any problem at hand.
jumping out of the circle dance of blame and into the pool of forgiveness and healing. put down the pride and defense.... right now in this present moment this is good medicine... ask for forgiveness then give it!
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Don't misunderstand what western christians have done to a word that is "offensive" and misdirected when in reality is not the modern day dictionary term. i am using the term in the sense written below. TO MISS THE MARK. we often do miss things and God only punishes those who shake their fist at truth and destroy, kill steal and make misery. to find the mark is be a creator of all things good, holy and loving.
i refer to the bolded definition, see more about the original greek definition of SIN:
In order to study the definition of Sin, here is a list of Greek words translated as sin:
¢amartia - to miss the Mark
agnohma - an act done in ignorance of God's will
Hebrews 9:7 (Sin committed in ignorance)
1 Timothy 1:13 (Sin committed in ignorance)
¢uperbainw - going beyond the will of God
1 Thessalonians 4:6 (overstepping or trespass) in Josephus and Philo lit. "going beyond the head of the risen Lord."
skandalon - a cause of sinning or causing someone else to fail
enoicoV - guilty or liable
ponhroV - guilty or evil, as a noun one who has done an evil deed.
ptaiw - stumbling or failing to live up to God's will
proskomma - taking the opportunity to sin or cause someone to sin
paratoma - a transgression of the will of God
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