Biblical Boundaries of Forgiveness: A Biblical and Ethical Study of Forgiveness as It Relates to Repentance, Reconciliation, and Justice - Paperback

by Vee Chandler (Author)

In this well-researched and ethical study, Vee Chandler combines insight gathered from the writings of scholars and Christian philosophers with personal observations and biblical perspectives to examine the nature and value of forgiveness and help those struggling with the concepts of repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation. Chandler begins by exploring key questions such as, When does God forgive and not forgive? and, What is God's wrath and mercy? and then attempts to answer these questions by first defining terms according to their scriptural usage. She then examines the relationship between repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation according to the biblical model. In the second section, Chandler exegetically scrutinizes scriptural texts related to interpersonal forgiveness as well as passages concerning how God's people should relate to their enemies and to evil persons. Finally Chandler examines the ethics of forgiveness from a moral and philosophical point of view, and ultimately establishes a model for forgiveness and reconciliation based on the biblical pattern and defended from a logical and ethical perspective. Biblical Boundaries of Forgiveness embraces the contribution of Christian philosophers while examining the nature and value of forgiveness from spiritual and moral viewpoints.

Author Biography

Vee Chandler's study and research on the subject of forgiveness began as an attempt to discover why neither her biblical knowledge, ethical thinking, nor life experience matched up with most popular Christian teaching and preaching on the subject. The topic flowed naturally from her PhD dissertation and first book, Victorious Substitution: A Theory of the Atonement. She is not afraid to challenge popular contemporary Christian teaching on this most basic subject.