The Cost of Forgiveness

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People think forgiveness means sanctioning. Yes, and it does not. Because I can forgive someone who sins against me. By forgiving them, I'm actually counting the cost of what they've done. And you're forgetting something that they have violated. God forgiving him is not saying, hey, you're allowed to sexually assault women and kill their husbands. He's saying it was a horrific sin for which you should have died.

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