I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, …

C. S. Lewis
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I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.148, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.148, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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