Which phrase best describes the Christian concept of forgiveness?
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: Releasing resentment and granting mercy
Christian forgiveness means releasing resentment and extending mercy to the offender, reflecting God's grace toward humanity. It is not the same as excusing the wrong or denying that it mattered.
Keep practicing
More Forgiveness questions
- What is one key result of practicing forgiveness according to Christian teaching?
- According to Jesus’ teaching, how many times should a person forgive someone who sins against them?
- Which prayer taught by Jesus includes a request for forgiveness of sins?
- In the Lord’s Prayer, believers ask God to forgive them as they do what?
- Which parable of Jesus contrasts a man released from an enormous debt with his refusal to cancel a small one?
- Who said on the cross, 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing'?