Similarities Between Wilson And Hoffman's Irreconciliation

Do you agree or disagree with the authors? Why or Why not?

I would have to agree with the authors solely base on my interpretation of the question asked. Wilson and Hoffman’s statement is about reconciliation and restitution of a committed sin. It’s not about an ought against someone, it about confessing a sin that you have committed and repent for that sin. Does forgiveness play a role in the reconciliation? Yes it does but not to the point of soliciting forgiveness. Theirs’s a process of be restored: confession and repentance, reconciliation and restitution, accountability and renewal, and then restoration. The person who has committed the sin has been forgiven after being restored. The person(s) who have been offended is under an obligation to God to forgive that person. “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins” (Matthew 6:14-15, NIV). We can’t hold a grudge or seek revenge.

Is this what most church members believe?

Most church members believe that the offender must solicit forgiveness. I don’t believe that full forgiveness is

We have all be taught Matthew 18:15-17 protocol if the situation should arise. “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector” (NIV). Most of the time this process is not followed either, forgiveness and reconciliation is not established, so you have people in the church who has hatred toward one