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Originally Posted by Jito463
Sorry, I don't see it. Never forget doesn't mean never forgive. We've never forgotten Pearl Harbor, it doesn't mean we didn't forgive the Japanese. We've never forgotten WWII, it doesn't mean we didn't forgive the Germans. We can forgive and still remember.
If a man punches you in the nose, you can forgive him. But the next time he approaches you, will you just forget that he ever punched you and give him another chance to do so again, or will you keep your distance so he doesn't have another opportunity?
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As far as Pearl Harbor, WWII, and all the other wars that America desires. And when I say “America” I’m talking about those that control the agenda that America has been on.
John 17:15-16
[15] I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
[16] They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Believers are not of this world, we may live in this world, but we are not of it. The ways of this world are moved by lust, greed, fear, etc. We as the Church fight against those spirits in spiritual warfare.
Our government is corrupt and has been for many years, in my opinion since the beginning this government has been corrupted. We have to separate the kingdom we are suppose to be a part of and the kingdom of this world.
Long story short, I don’t feel the need to forgive Japan or Germany for there part in WWII. Just like I wouldn’t expect a person from Guatemala to come up to me and forgive me on behalf of the US. Since in the 1940s we used them as human experiments as the US injected them with STDs.
Now, as far forgiveness doesn’t mean to forget. This is hard, and if I’m wrong the Lord can correct me. The Bible teaches us
Ephesians 4:32 KJVS
[32] And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
We are told to forgive as God has forgiven us! Jesus is our example on how to forgive.
Luke 23:34 KJVS
[34] Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
On behalf of men that didnt even realize what they were doing, Christ while on the cross was asking forgiveness for those men.
With the example you gave, if the man came back to you and asked forgiveness for punching you, and every time you saw him you stiffened up, have you forgave him? Does God forget our sins, or does he just forgive?