- Forgiveness Definition | What Is Forgiveness - Greater Good
Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness Just as important as defining what forgiveness is, though, is understanding what forgiveness is not Experts who study or teach forgiveness make clear that when
- What Is Forgiveness? | Bible Questions
We forgive others when we let go of resentment and give up any claim to be compensated for the hurt or loss we have suffered The Bible teaches that unselfish love is the basis for true forgiveness, since love “does not keep account of the injury ” — 1 Corinthians 13: 4, 5 What forgiveness does not mean Condoning the offense
- What If You’re Not Ready to Forgive? - Greater Good
The quick decision to forgive may be more or less available to you depending on your background and beliefs “Some religious groups have a deep commitment to respond in a forgiving way in response to unjust harm
- How to Forgive Your Partner, Even When It’s Hard - Greater Good
How hard it is to forgive our partner can depend on a lot of things, including how serious we feel the transgression is For example, we might be willing to forgive a spouse if he’s constantly late for dinner and making us wait, but find it harder to forgive his infidelity
- How to Forgive Freely (Colossians 3:13)
Forgive Freely BIBLE PRINCIPLE: “Continue forgiving one another freely even if anyone has a cause for complaint against another Just as Jehovah freely forgave you, you must also do the same ” — Colossians 3:13 What does it mean? In the Bible, sin is likened to debt and forgiveness is compared to the cancellation of a debt
- Twelve Steps to Self-Forgiveness - Greater Good
5 End self-attack This essay is adapted from The Forgive for Good Recovery Workbook: Overcome Addiction, Heal Your Past, and Find Peace in Sobriety (New Harbinger, 2025, 184 pages) The key to the practice of self-forgiveness is releasing self-attack—dealing too harshly with ourselves even if we have failed or hurt someone
- The New Science of Forgiveness - Greater Good
People who tended to forgive reported greater relationship quality and also greater commitment to relationships Frank Fincham and Julie Hall, at the University of Buffalo, and Steven Beach, at the University of Georgia, recently reviewed 17 empirical studies on forgiveness in relationships
- Is It Healthy to Forgive Yourself? - Greater Good
In a case where we can’t apologize, such as when the other person isn’t in our life anymore or has passed away, it might still be worth working to forgive ourselves This study supports other research finding that self-forgiving people have better mental and physical health
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