Forgiving sins, I should have known, is not blotting them out. The blood of Christ only turns them red instead of black. It leaves them in the record. It leaves them in the memory.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Bellamy suggests that forgiveness does not erase past sins from memory or record, only changing their color.
- In plain terms
- Forgiveness does not remove the memory of wrongs.
- What can you take from it?
- Forgiving does not mean forgetting.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you forgive without forgetting?
- Does memory hinder healing?
Another view
It implies forgiveness may feel insufficient without erasure.
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