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The theme of Chapter 7 is forgiveness,

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central to Christian morality

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One of the prayers that
we learn from Jesus includes

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asking God to forgive our sins

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as we forgive those

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who have sinned against us

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Forgiveness is a crucial moral principle

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because it plays a
vital role in our relationship

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with Jesus and with others

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But we all know that

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forgiving is hard

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C.S. Lewis advises that we need to

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hold onto this verse in order to forgive

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'…You shall love your neighbor
as yourself' [Matthew 22:39]

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This is the verse

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You love your neighbor
as you love yourself

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This means, looking at

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how we love ourselves

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tells us how we should

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love our neighbors

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We forgive ourselves too easily

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We do not

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like ourselves that much

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Because we know about our own sins,
flaws, weaknesses, and shortcomings,

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not many people are
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We are against our own sins

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We do not like the parts

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of ourselves that have flaws

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Despite this, we love ourselves

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and forgive ourselves

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out of that love

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This is the principle

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we need to apply for others

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We do not forgive others out of our favor

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If we love them,

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we will be able to be
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It is not that

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if we like that person,
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and if we don't, we can't

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Just as we forgive
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we should do the same

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in order to gain that love

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towards our neighbors

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Second, we are equipped with

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what makes is harder for us to forgive,

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which is insistence on
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When such a bias overtakes us,

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we consider everything negatively,

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even the good qualities

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That is what happens inside of us

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If we do not like something

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about a particular person,

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we keep that bias with us

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This is the fearful tendency we have,

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a fixed perspective or insistence

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on a negative mindset

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If we see a news

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that assesses someone

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as a bad person,

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that judgment will

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worsen as time passes

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For a rumor that someone
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we tend to take everything
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(Fixed Bias)
overly critically

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And this tendency

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makes it hard for us to forgive

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We take even things unrelated

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to one's fault as equally bad

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This gets in our way

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towards forgiveness

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When God orders us
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forgiveness is included

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To forgive our enemies

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is to love and forgive them

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It does not mean that there should be

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no punishment for any wrongdoings

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Here's Lewis' example

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'To kill' and 'to murder'
are different words in Greek

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(Not all killings are murders)
Sometimes,

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there may be unavoidable consequences

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in a society's punishment

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For example, in a war

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killing may be necessary

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If one considers such actions as murder,

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how can we

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understand all these situations?

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In some unavoidable cases,

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punishment is possible
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God also forgives our sins,

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but we still have to pay
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The cost of sin and forgiveness
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Forgiving someone does not mean

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waiving the penalty for their sin,

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and this distinction should
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In the end,

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we may not like ourselves

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because of our sins and flaws

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that are also our weaknesses,

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we are still able to love ourselves

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Likewise, we should

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do the same to our neighbors

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We are created by God,

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as precious individual identities

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'And walk in love'
We must remember this command

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'as Christ loved us...' [Ephesians 5:2]
to love others,

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just as we are commanded

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to love God

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and love ourselves

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Therefore, forgiving others

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is one of the core aspect of love

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Mere Christianity Book 3
Christian Behavior

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Chapter 8 The Great Sin

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Chapter 8 is titled 'The Great Sin',

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which is pride

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Pride or self-conceit

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is the ultimate evil

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'Unchastity, anger, greed,

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and drunkenness are mere

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fleabites in comparison'

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Pride is the complete
anti-God state of mind,

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which leads to every other vice

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The proud

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hates another's pride

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Each person's pride is

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in competition with

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every one else's pride

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The ceaseless internal comparison

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comes from pride,

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which leads to a hostile relationship

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The comparison

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that devastates me also creates

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a hostile relationship
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The pride that constantly creates

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a sense of comparison
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arises because

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we compare ourselves to God

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The root of all pride is

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comparing ourselves to God,
an incomparable being

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The devil, filled with pride,
instilled the spirit of pride in us

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Eating the fruit from the tree
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we said, 'I will be like God'

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This was the beginning of pride,

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comparing with God,

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wanting to compete with Him,

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and ultimately becoming
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The DNA of pride

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is unimaginably deep

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and its roots spread widely

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Here is another quote by Lewis

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'Pride does not come
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'It comes directly from Hell.
It is purely spiritual'

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'Consequently it is far
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Other sins and corruption

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come through our senses

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and human nature,

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but pride is purely spiritual evil,

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without our senses involved,

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coming directly from hell,

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and thus it

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has a very dangerous poison.

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Realizing and repenting

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of the pride within oneself is

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the first step toward

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humility and salvation

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In Chapter 9,

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Lewis discusses the virtue
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Now, the three virtues of
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are the three important keys to

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the Christian virtues formed in us

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through the gospel of Jesus Christ

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The Apostle Paul said that faith, hope,

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and love will always remain,

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but the greatest of these is love

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So, starting with love,
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to hope and faith, C.S. Lewis
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as key Christian virtues

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at the core of the Christian life

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We will be looking at these three

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in the next video

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Chapter 7 Forgiveness

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1. Like or Love?

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Like → Love (X)
Love → Like(O)

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2. What Hinders Forgiveness?

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Fixed and negative mindset
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3. Love your enemies ≠ Never punish

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Forgiveness and punishment are different

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Chapter 8 The Great Sin

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1. Pride: definition
The ultimate evil

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2. Pride: property
1) The anti-God state of mind

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2) Leads to other vices

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3. Starting Point of Pride

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Comparing God with humans
(Humans want to be God)

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4. Realizing one's pride
First step towards repentance,
humility and salvation