Publisher's Synopsis
Christian forgiveness is conceived as a five-stage process or journey. Forgiveness is a divine process, rooted in God's own journey from punishing past sins in the Old Covenant to absolute forgiveness in the New Covenant. As part of his overall plan of salvation, God through Christ accomplished five stages of forgiveness, providing the mandate and the example for Christians. The five stages of forgiveness are: remembering our sins no more, not taking vengeance against us, reconciling us to himself, doing good and praying for us. For each stage, we learn how God himself took the step, and how he requires all Christians to follow him in this journey. In other words, we learn from the examples of God, and apply those lessons to explain his requirements on forgiveness.
