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Explain Why Corie Should Have Forgiven The Prison Guard

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A man has done immense evil against you and your family and now is asking you to forgive him. He is a new believer in Christ his sins of his past are forgiven by God. Would you rejoice and forgive him, or deny and live the rest of your life with hate clutching ever tighter at your heart. We can all agree that Corrie ten Boom was treated horribly at the wretched concentration camps. Some believe Corrie shouldn’t have forgiven the prison guard while others believe she should have. Corrie should have forgiven the prison guard for three reasons: Jesus died for the man, Psalm 32:1 says “blessed is the man who forgives”, and Corrie, as a Christian, knew it was the right to forgive.
The first reason Corie should have forgiven the prison guard is that Jesus died for the man. His past no longer matters because his sins are forgiven by God. Corrie will be forgiven as well by God as says in Mathew 6:14 “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” …show more content…

Pardoning the prison patroller would bring compassion to Corrie for him. She would feel kindness and praising for him as a born-again believer. Jesus says in Mathew 5:44 to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute you. The third reason Corrie should have forgiven the prison guard is that as a Christian, she understood it was right to forgive. She is already a loving person, so she should continue to be. Corrie should follow her example she set for the people she preached to. 1 John 2:6 Christ says to be imitators of him, and Corrie would be doing so if she pardoned the prison guard of his

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