Forgiving myself?
Professor Barry Gritters challenges the unbiblical doctrine of 'self-forgiveness,' arguing that Scripture recognizes only vertical forgiveness from God and horizontal forgiveness between persons. Through concrete examples of serious sin and its consequences, Gritters demonstrates that believers must find peace in God's objective forgiveness and the forgiveness of others, not in a subjective self-directed absolution.
Prof. Barrett Gritters, professor of Practical Theology in the Protestant Reformed Theological Seminary and member of Hudsonville PRC If you have ever heard someone cry, "I just can't forgive myself!" or if you have heard that in your own soul and thought it to be proper, it would be wise to test that concept with Scripture. The biblical doctrine of forgiveness is assaulted by more than a few false doctrines, and the doctrine of self-forgiveness is one of them.1 Added to the biblical doctrine...
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