Emphasis Preaching Journal

Lewis Smedes is a professor at Fuller Theological Seminary in California. His best works are on forgiveness. In his book, The Art of Forgiving And Don't Know How, Smedes instructs readers that the way to forgiveness is simply to dismiss past hatred. It is a hopeful message that looks ahead, not back. It relates the hate from the heart. The only opportunity to gain reconciliation in a Christian's life is to surrender the overpowering hatred to Christ. Then move on. This is very, very difficult to accomplish.