Forgiveness: One of THE Greatest Witnesses of Spiritual Transformation
From my discussions with a number of Japanese students during English class, one of the things that most impressed them about Christianity was on its emphasis on forgiveness. A common phrase I would hear in various places of Japanese culture was “Zettai Yurusanai!”, which means, “I refuse to forgive!” But what ran both counter-cultural to their perspective, AND impressed them, was the notion of vicarious suffering (on behalf of others) combined with complete forgiveness, wh