Should we forgive the man who started one of the biggest fires in Colorado history?
Among the top ten things a lot of folks think are in the Bible but are not, such as “God won’t give us more than we can handle” and “God helps those who help themselves,” is this nugget: Forgive and Forget. The Bible does say “ He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west ” Psalm 103:12 (NLT), but that’s God, not us. We have plenty of instruction from scripture about anger, forgiveness, and vengeance. Our anger should be brief, vengeance left to God, and forgiveness reflective of how God has offered to forgive us. If we wish to reflect God’s forgiveness in how we express forgiveness there are some things we should remember about His way. First, all transgressions are sins against God, regardless of who else is hurt or offended along the way. The reason that sin is sin is that, by definition, it separates us from a completely holy and righteous God. Secondly, God withholds final judgement for the ultimate offense of rejecting Him, so every moment that