Unpacking forgiveness
Chris Brauns
Unpacking forgiveness
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Unpacking forgiveness
biblical answers for complex questions and deep wounds
Chris Brauns.
Published
2008
by
Crossway Books
in
Wheaton, Ill
.
Written in English.
Table of Contents
| The forgiveness quiz | ||
| Where I come from as an author | ||
| Answers to the forgiveness quiz | ||
| How to begin unpacking | ||
| The luggage that weighs us down | ||
| Jesus' invitation | ||
| How to accept Jesus invitation | ||
| Motivation to unpack | ||
| The challenge of unpacking forgiveness | ||
| HowJohn Piper helped | ||
| You will not learn in an instant that following Christ is both right and best | ||
| Defining forgiveness | ||
| The key principle | ||
| How God forgives | ||
| A definition for forgiveness | ||
| Are you forgiven? | ||
| Defining forgiveness | ||
| How should Christians forgive interpersonally? | ||
| A word on reconciliation and consequences | ||
| More than a feeling | ||
| Biblical forgiveness versus therapeutic forgiveness | ||
| Is the difference really that important? | ||
| The way up is down | ||
| Jesus on conflict | ||
| Be humble | ||
| The way up is down | ||
| How humility helps | ||
| You can't be humble through sheer determination | ||
| Unpack with great urgency | ||
| What should Bev do? | ||
| Hear a warning from Jesus | ||
| Apply Jesus' point to Bev's decision | ||
| Take action | ||
| Should I just get over it? | ||
| A sad, ridiculous story | ||
| To drop, or not to drop? | ||
| What dropping it doesn't mean | ||
| How should I go about it? | ||
| First, go! | ||
| Second, if necessary, take one or two others along | ||
| Third, if appropriate, follow church discipline | ||
| An illustration | ||
| What if I won't forgive? | ||
| Jesus on the limits of forgiveness | ||
| The parable of the unforgiving servant | ||
| What should be said to those who wont forgive? | ||
| Doesn't this teach that people might earn their salvation by forgiving others? | ||
| The story of Jacob Deshazer and Mitsuo Fuchida | ||
| How should I respond to the unrepentant? | ||
| The question | ||
| Principle #1: Resolve not to take revenge | ||
| Principle #2: Proactively show love | ||
| The Amish at Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania | ||
| How should I respond to the unrepentant? | ||
| Principle #3: Don't forgive the unrepentant, but leave room for the wrath of God | ||
| Objections | ||
| Scott and Janet Willis : grace through flames | ||
| How can I conquer bitterness? | ||
| Know how to beat bitterness | ||
| Bruce Murakami : winning the battle over bitterness | ||
| How can I stop thinking about it? | ||
| The mental gerbil wheel | ||
| This is a battle we must not lose | ||
| Winning the battle of your mind will be a process | ||
| Specifics for winning the battle for your mind | ||
| Chuck Colson's victory over the mental gerbil wheel | ||
| What if Christians cannot agree? | ||
| Paul and Barnabas impasse | ||
| Other factors that pressured Paul and Barnabas relationship | ||
| What we can learn | ||
| Final thoughts. |
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Classifications
Dewey Decimal Class |
234/.5 |
Library of Congress |
BT795 .B26 2008 |
The Physical Object
Pagination |
p. cm. |
ID Numbers
Open Library |
OL19520172M |
ISBN 13 |
9781581349801 |
LC Control Number |
2008009804 |
OCLC/WorldCat |
213307249 |
Goodreads |
4298532
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