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John · 09-22-2017, 11:35 AM

I received this apology from a Christian brother about a month ago, a few days after an incident in which he was aggressive towards me, and in which I stood my ground and gave him some things to think about:

I have been in emotional turmoil (conviction) ever since our heated discussions on Wed. evenings. I would like to ask for your forgiveness and apologize for my belligerent and rude behavior. I was very much out of line and I believe out of character. Please forgive me for my pugilistic posture, that was not my intention, although i believe after looking at my behavior, that is exactly what it was. I was not a good representative of a man of GRACE.

Strange how that occurs, I was trying to convince you about the validity of the Doctrines Of Grace, and I was not very gracious. In the future I will not be so quick to discuss this topic in a cursory manner.
Please forgive me.

a Brother in Christ
[name removed]

After receiving this kind of sincere and complete apology, I fully forgave him in writing. I was actually very encouraged by his apology; and, the next time I was with him, I let him know all was well. I realized that he was a man of integrity, a good example of what it means to be a Christian in this regard.

To circle back around to one aspect of this thread, it seems that a natural reaction is to blame rather than fully take responsibility:

Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave [to be] with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate." (Gen. 3:12, NKJV)

09-22-2017, 11:35 AM	#187
John Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 62	An example apology I received this apology from a Christian brother about a month ago, a few days after an incident in which he was aggressive towards me, and in which I stood my ground and gave him some things to think about: I have been in emotional turmoil (conviction) ever since our heated discussions on Wed. evenings. I would like to ask for your forgiveness and apologize for my belligerent and rude behavior. I was very much out of line and I believe out of character. Please forgive me for my pugilistic posture, that was not my intention, although i believe after looking at my behavior, that is exactly what it was. I was not a good representative of a man of GRACE. Strange how that occurs, I was trying to convince you about the validity of the Doctrines Of Grace, and I was not very gracious. In the future I will not be so quick to discuss this topic in a cursory manner. Please forgive me. a Brother in Christ [name removed] After receiving this kind of sincere and complete apology, I fully forgave him in writing. I was actually very encouraged by his apology; and, the next time I was with him, I let him know all was well. I realized that he was a man of integrity, a good example of what it means to be a Christian in this regard. To circle back around to one aspect of this thread, it seems that a natural reaction is to blame rather than fully take responsibility: Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave [to be] with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate." (Gen. 3:12, NKJV)