Forgiving someone who hurt you
Forgiving is not pretending it was fine. It is refusing to carry it any further.
In the scriptures
- Old TestamentGenesis 50:20
“Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good.”
- New TestamentMatthew 18:21–22
“Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me … till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.”
- Book of Mormon3 Nephi 12:44
“Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you.”
- Doctrine and CovenantsD&C 64:9–10
“I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to forgive all men.”
Where the Church has written about it
- Gospel TopicsForgiveness
- Topical GuideForgiveness
- General ConferenceTalks on forgiving others
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