Recently a vexing scenario presented itself to a Christian educational institution.  One of its graduate was pregnant and the administration made the decision to not allow her to participate in the graduation ceremony.  As an aside I attended the graduation of a High School and apparently there is a new phenomenon where graduates want to walk across the stage with their children in their arms (keep in mind I am speaking of High School graduations primarily).  The High School

Forgiveness is a vital Christian attribute. It is the mechanism whereby we enter into a vertical relationship with God.  We come to realize we have offended God and come to understand our need to repent.  Upon the basis of that repentance we begin the first step to being reconciled to God. As glorious and cherished the concept of forgiveness is it is seldom properly understood by most Evangelicals.   You ask the average Evangelicals when they should forgive someone and you wi