Then I saw how quickly people abandon it and what follows after, what we're living in now. Christ's message is exceptional and anyone who thinks otherwise is pampered by a long Christian history to the point of being spoiled.
Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
I forgive people but still want them to have adequate consequences for their misdeeds. The forgiveness just frees ME from being emotionally tied to them. I think that’s where you were going with this.
Yes, that is 80% of where I'm going with this, but for the selfish reason that I have a lot of family tied up in the Big Lie right now and I know in my heart I would forgive them everything if they would just turn away. To protect them, I want all of us to have forgiveness in our hearts for people who turn away.
The other 20% is the families of other people, whom I know are being prayed for. I want to protect them, too, if only they take a single step.