#unconditional forgiveness

[drasadonbrown]

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[thinkingonscripture]

Two Kinds of Forgiveness with People

For Christians, there are two kinds of forgiveness. The first is unconditional and the other is conditional. Unconditional forgiveness is one sided. It is given by the one who has been offended, even if the offender does not seek forgiveness or cease his sinful ways. This one sided forgiveness may also keep others at a distance so as to mitigate further harm against us and to avoid their…

[superbdonutpoetry]

Half Atonement or Just Plain Ignorance ?

They call the fact that we do not believe all of mankind’s sins were forgiven at the Cross, “Limited Atonement”, but this conclusion of theirs is certainly nothing but myopia at its worst, as they obviously have not thought things through logically (as per usual). I never thought “all of mankind’s sins having been unconditionally forgiven at the Cross” as a form of atonement, especially as most…

[excalisi]

Your name is Obi-Wan Kenobi, and you are twenty-five years old. Your Master has fallen to the saber of a Sith, and the boy he'd intended to replace you with is given to you as a padawan. He looks up at you with big eyes bluer than the color of Coruscant's noonday sky, and you don't know it yet, but you'll love him forever. It will lead you to ruin, but you wouldn't be able to save yourself from it even if you'd learned of what is to come.

He looks very small and very lost. You don't offer him your hand, but when you begin walking to your quarters and he hurries to catch up, you shorten the length of your strides so you can walk side-by-side. Easily, and without much effort at all, your steps synchronize and the pair of you are walking in perfect time. His shoulder brushes against your hip, and he looks up again to smile—just a small, uncertain little curve of a thing—at you.

You smile back, and inevitability closes its teeth around your throat.

[xielianlover2]

I want to talk about unconditional forgiveness and how crucial it is for Xie Lian to have someone who offers it to him with no strings attached.

Throughout Xie Lian's life, he experiences numerous falls from grace, each one more devastating than the last. He goes from being a beloved crown prince and a renowned god to a figure of scorn and bad luck. The weight of his past and the suffering he has endured often make him question his own worthiness and ability to protect others.

Which is why, for Xie Lian, Hua Cheng's forgiveness is a lifeline. Knowing that there is someone who believes in him, no matter what, allows Xie Lian to forgive himself and move forward. In a world where divine beings are often portrayed as infallible, we see by the end, that pretty much every god has their own flaws and that even those with immense power are not immune to making grievous errors in judgment.

I think Hua Cheng’s forgiveness also symbolizes a deeper, transformative love. It’s a love that goes beyond mere acceptance; it’s a commitment, a promise, a vow to stand by Xie Lian no matter what, and that's what makes his love so rare and beautiful. It's such a stark contrast to the judgment Xie Lian has faced from his people and other gods. While his own friends basically turned their backs on him, Hua Cheng remained his most loyal and devoted believer. His cheerleader, for a lack of better words. Hua Cheng embodies the truest form of compassion– understanding and embracing someone wholly.

Hua Cheng's love and acceptance allow Xie Lian to feel seen and understood in a way that no one else has ever provided. This kind of forgiveness is not about overlooking mistakes or pretending they didn't happen; rather, it's about recognizing the entirety of a person's journey and choosing to embrace them regardless.

Hua Cheng's acceptance allows Xie Lian to be vulnerable about his deepest fears and struggles. It also gives him the ability to ask for something he needs for himself:

"All right... don't say any more. I get it... but... but don't be like this, all right? San Lang? I... I've borrowed so much spiritual power from you that I haven't repaid. And I'm not done telling you all the things that I wanted to say; there's still so much. It's been so long since anyone listened to me talk. Won't you stay? Don't.. don't do this. I won't be able to take it. Twice, it's happened twice already-I really don't want there to be a third time!"

In this moment, Xie Lian’s plea reveals how extremely isolating his life has been. He has been perpetually misunderstood, and I believe that even before his first ascension, he has always felt profoundly alone. Throughout his life, Xie Lian has been surrounded by people who either see him through the lens of his past or view him as a mere symbol; a divine god, so therefore flawless and someone beyond approach. It strips away his humanity and the complexities of his true self, unable to be seen as a person with real feelings and imperfections. Even his Feng Xin and Mu Qing put him up in a pedestal, and no matter what happened, no matter how understandable it was, everyone still left him in the end.

Then, to have someone say they understand his everything, from his wisdom to his foolishness, and then also wholeheartedly support him and unconditionally love him? That they never, ever left him, that they've always been there, constant and unchanging in their love, in their devotion? That must have felt life-changing to him. Something groundbreaking and pivotal.

He is essentially begging for the one person who understands him completely—and who accepts him unconditionally despite everything—not to leave him. When Xie Lian begs Hua Cheng to stay, it is not just a request for physical presence but a desperate need for emotional reassurance and acceptance. For Hua Cheng is Xie Lian's safe haven where he can express his deepest fears and unspoken desires, a place of solace and affirmation that he has long been missing from everyone else.

[amagnificentobsession]

An act of love, of desperation, of devotion, of worship.

A cry of don’t leave me, don’t put anything above Us.

A promise of love, of desperation, of devotion, of worship.

A promise of forgiveness, because you do deserve forgiveness, we all do. Of faith because I believe in you,

An act of True Love, of putting others above yourself, of protecting, of being willing to die to protect those you love.

Sacrifice. The deepest act of service.

[ae-cha08]

When you truly Love Jesus and spend time in Prayer and the Word, the way you Love people changes. You'll become patient and compassionate towards them and you'll start seeing them through the eyes of God.

Only then, it is possible to Love a person unconditionally.

[churchsideblog]

if i had a normal person's worth of energy you would all be doomed to suffer me posting long meandering essays titled things like "analyzing cult classic nintendo DS game ghost trick: phantom detective (2010) through a mormon lens." fortunately for you however i am the most sleepytired ever so instead i'm resigned to just rotating the characters in my mind forever

[nenoname]

i'm a bit eh at the idea that the 8ball incident is the reason why stan didn't tell the kids about the portal cos like.... he didn't tell soos who's the most unconditionally loving and loyal sonployee and the one who he trusted to protect the vending machine with no questions asked

frankly i think it's more of stan's overall trust issues compiled after a lifetime of being mostly alone being why he kept everything to himself (and like in relativity falls and reverse portal aus i can see the other twins asking for help on fixing the portal ya know?)

[spaceandbones]

Sukuita ahhhhhhhhh

when sukuna doesnt know how to love and doesn't really care to try but the connection is so DEEP that it barely matters and he wont treat yuuji good he wont but he'll be so much more intense than anyone else yuuji could ever hope to find and whatever fucked up shit exists between them fills this void where the missing love goes and maybe yuuji can love sukuna because his heart is so beautiful and big but sukuna cant come close to offering something human so instead he offers everything else and it mashes together into something morbidly codependent

[dinosaurwithablog]

Happy birthday, Grandma!!! I love you, and I miss you 😍 Always... You taught me all of the beautiful things in my heart and soul. You taught me unconditional love. You taught me acceptance. You taught me kindness. You taught me forgiveness. You taught me to cook. You taught me sooooooo much. Thank you for everything ❤️ 🫂

[drasadonbrown]

I am always honored when my work is shared, but more than that, I am touched that my work has made such an impact on the life of another.

“All children should be taught to unconditionally accept, approve, admire, appreciate, forgive, trust, and ultimately, love their own person.” ~ Dr. Asa Don Brown

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[defaultjane-official]

Not that you asked, but yes, I would actually forgive her for anything.

[aniah-who]

Note to self

Be ye angry, and sin not. Confrontation is okay, but there is a way to go about handling a matter. Do it God’s way. Do it with love; and you won’t give place to the devil.

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Ephesians 4:31-32

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

There will be those who will give you a hard time. There will be those who are seemingly hard to love and to forgive even. But consider the grace and mercy that God has shown towards you. Consider how often He’s forgiven you for your mistakes and for your sins. The same unconditional love that God showers you with is the same love that you ought to pour out onto everyone around you— even onto the seemingly “unloveables.”

[dorahvante]

It drives me a little bit crazy when a fandom takes a character who was able to forgive or move past the resentment and pain caused by a close family member or friend, because of said closeness, and starts characterizing them as a Saint or a hyper-passive understanding person. And I'm like No, you are wrong??? They wouldn't do that to another character, that shit was totally biased and based on them being close beforehand, and not on some good principle of that character. That is not being hypocritical, you're just oversimplifying their personality.

This is more of a rant after seeing people saying that Jentry was a hypocrite for forgiving her mother figure who raised her all her life, and not Kit, who at that moment catfished her, broke into her house, stole an artifact and after seeing all the shit going down regrets it. He later dies because he impersonated her and was attacked by the villain, but at that moment to me he is just being bitten by his own actions.

But that kinda resonated to other characters too

[mukuroom]

The milgram voting system is extremely black and white but sometimes i feel like people see it as too black and white. The verdict we gave to Yuno mattered to her much less than the reasoning we gave for that verdict. We forgave Kazui in trial 1 but Es explicitly told him that this doesn't mean we condone him cheating (not that it really matters since he didn't but still). Es told Amane in t2 that they didn't and wouldn't agree to her doctrine, so even though now she's forgiven she still views us as against her rather than with her. Idk where im going with this, I just think it's good to remember that Es exists and can actually talk to the prisoners about the verdicts. Not that it really matters much now that we're at the end