Struggling To Forgive? Here's How Forgiveness Changed My Life | #010

Unlearned Wisdom by Johnny Chang

Johnny Chang

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 867 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Johnny Chang opens up about forgiving his parents, dives deep into forgiveness and healing using the Bible, and tough questions from the community. 🎙️ Watch/Listen to Unlearned Wisdom on every platform: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/unlearnedwisdom Timestamps: 00:00 Episode Intro 01:20 How Johnny Chang Forgave His Parents 06:04 Did Johnny Chang Want To Forgive His Dad 09:04 The Impact Forgiveness Has On You 12:12 How Forgiveness Frees Us From Bitterness 15:22 Can You Forgive Your Ex 17:00 Faith On Death Row Documentary Preview 18:40 The Journey of Forgiveness and Healing 25:00 Biblical Forgiveness and Setting Boundaries 28:15 Forgiveness Without Expecting Apology 34:49 Is Forgiveness Required According To The Bible 42:23 How To Let Go Of Bitterness and Resentment 48:46 Breaking Free From Victim Mentality 53:53 Can We Forgive Satan? 01:00:07 Community Q&A 01:00:24 How To Forgive Myself After Causing a Fatal Accident 01:03:08 Can I Forgive My Abusive Dad But Never See Him Again? 01:06:30 How Do I Forgive Myself After Losing A Child? 01:09:30 How Can I Forgive Myself After Having An Abortion? 01:11:35 Biblical Unlocks and Outro 👾 Join my free Discord to submit your question for a future episode: ⁠https://discord.com/invite/nTuvmutSsU 🐉 Follow Johnny Chang everywhere: ⁠https://linktr.ee/johnnychang 🫶 Donate to support our Core of the Heart ministries: ⁠https://coreoftheheart.com/pages/donate 💙 For those that want to gain a deeper understanding of the Bible & get closer with God, to unlock true peace and happiness: ⁠https://coreoftheheart.com/ 🕊️ Use code WISDOM for 50% off your first month.⁠ Core of the Heart is our digital community to support you in getting closer to the true Gospel. Membership includes: Weekly Bible Class with Minister Johnny, hundreds of hours of livestream content, sermons, Q&A's and resources to help you understand the Bible faster. Sign up instructions: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/ZuAFD Don't forget to subscribe to this new channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I think true forgiveness is releasing the power that people have over you from the past.
0:05.5	Why is it still hard even after I've forgiven somebody?
0:09.0	Forgiveness and healing, right, is a journey.
0:12.5	We forgive because we're forgiven.
0:14.5	It's like you're giving up all this power, all this glory,
0:18.0	so that other people can be forgiven.
0:20.5	I went to prison at 12 years old all the way to 25.
0:23.0	Do I regret any of it?
0:24.5	I actually don't.
0:25.5	I used to, but I don't anymore because I realized all of it was necessary to bring me where I'm at today.
0:30.9	Did you want to forgive your dad?
0:36.0	Welcome to another episode, episode 10 today on the Unlearned Wisdom podcast by Johnny Chang
0:41.9	with the two wise men. All three of us are three wise men. Today we're going to be talking about
0:48.0	forgiveness, how to apply forgiveness, what is biblical forgiveness? We're going to answer your
0:52.9	questions on forgiveness. And yeah,
0:55.5	let's let's get it started. By the end of this episode, you're going to learn how to say sorry.
1:00.9	A lot of people struggle with forgiveness. It's something that we know we all should do, but it's very
1:08.7	difficult, right? And obviously my story is, you know, I became famous for
1:14.0	forgiving my aggressor, which was my father at that time. For the new listeners, can you give
1:18.3	them a quick background of what that story was? Yeah, so I grew up in the projects. At the age of 12,
1:23.2	I joined a gang. My parents were both immigrants from Korea, but ethnically Chinese. My dad, he was an
1:31.4	alcoholic, very, very, very, like, ruled with an iron fist, you know, dictator type of father.
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