Quote Originally Posted by archaeologist View Post
my opinion is that -- you cannot apologize for someone else. you can feel sorry the event took place and apologize that the man suffered but you cannot speak on behalf of other people without their permission,.
Thanks for your opinion. Just exploring a bit further...In an ideal reconciliation situation, where a child causes an offense to a neighbor and the neighbor comes to the parent, does not the parent first apologize to get the ball rolling, to break the ice as it were? Did not Jesus give the ultimate apology on out behalf?

MacG