2. Apologizing humbles pride: Making an apology can be very difficult; we don’t want to do it, and our pride won’t allow us to do it. However, when we develop the courage to admit that we are wrong, we are dealing a deathblow to the pride within us. Without humility, we can never grow and mature in the character of Jesus Christ. Jesus in Luke 15 gives us the famous story of the prodigal son. In his youthful arrogance, this young boy told his father one day, “Dad, I want my share of your estate now, instead of waiting until you die!” Taking his inheritance, this boy packed all his belongings and took a trip to a distant land, and wasted all his money on parties and prostitutes.
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4. Apologizing acts as a good deterrent for the offender: Sometimes, it can be quite humiliating to apologize, especially when the apology has to be done publicly. That sense of brokenness from humbling experience will often remind offend …