If you click here, you can read a blog interview I did about Unpacking Forgivness.
Sadly, there is even a picture of me. However, if you’re like me, you always try and read the books on the shelf behind the guy in the picture. Those who know their titles will see a biography of Whitfield, a book on C.S. Lewis, and some choice commentaries.
Chris:
I just received your book yesterday, and will use it in my Systematic 3 class. Thank you for this helpful and much needed contribution to the church!
Came here via Challies.com and I guess I agree with you on this subject as I did get 100%… Forgive the long comment.
I was pleased to see this line “We must move beyond a “feel-good doctrine of automatic forgiveness.”
I’ve been noticing a lot in the evangelical world a shift to automatic forgiveness without repentance. It is encouraged in counseling and preached and believed in the pew – and that viewpoint has extended itself to our view of an all forgiving God. After all, if God says WE are to forgive continually without requiring repentance from the offending person, then God must forgive the same way too.
I heard an interview with a young ‘christian’ teen who totally believed that it didn’t matter what a sin someone committed they’d still go to heaven because “God forgives everybody”.
I believe God requires repentance for forgiveness – should we?
Eunice, thank you for taking the time to comment. Your thoughts are very encouraging.