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Why Repentance Must Precede Forgiveness

Forgiving When We Shouldn’t

December 16, 2018December 18, 2018 / M.S. Brothers / Leave a comment

  Readers of this essay might find the arguments presented in this essay surprising, perhaps even unsettling.  My purpose in writing this is to help righteous people feel better about themselves when the scriptures demonstrate they deserve to feel that way, and to help them avoid feeling guilt when the scriptures indicate they shouldn't be … Continue reading Forgiving When We Shouldn’t

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