Yeah, it's contrasted with "eye for an eye," because forgiveness is what allows for peace going into the future, where eye for an eye causes a cycle of vengeance.
Of course, at the same time as they demand to be praised in the name of forgiveness, they call for vengeance against anyone who fails to worship them.
Exactly. Forgiveness is for you. To cleanse your soul of stress, anger, and especially vengeance. If it matters to them, then they will repent with it and come back to you clean of sin themselves. Otherwise it'll flow off them like nothing.
It also conflates forgiveness with unconditional acceptance and clean slate.
You can forgive someone for all their wrong doings against you, while still not letting them in your house again.
Yeah, it's contrasted with "eye for an eye," because forgiveness is what allows for peace going into the future, where eye for an eye causes a cycle of vengeance.
Of course, at the same time as they demand to be praised in the name of forgiveness, they call for vengeance against anyone who fails to worship them.
Exactly. Forgiveness is for you. To cleanse your soul of stress, anger, and especially vengeance. If it matters to them, then they will repent with it and come back to you clean of sin themselves. Otherwise it'll flow off them like nothing.