Forgiving Others

"Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."
- Colossians 3:13

"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you."
- Ephesians 4:31-32

"If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them."
- Luke 17:3-4

"Forgive us our debts...
as we also have forgiven our debtors"

- Matthew 6:12

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Forgiveness is not...

Forgiveness is not...

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[ 2 Samuel 11-12 ]

Forgiveness is not...

"No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the LORD. "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
Jeremiah 31:34

Forgiveness is not...

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1. We hurt

2. We hate

3. We heal

We DO this regardless:

• they ask for it
• they deserve it
• they make amends

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"For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."
Psalm 103:11-12

"irrelevant"

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4. We come together

FORGIVENESS:

• from hatred to healing
• resentment to acceptance
• taking the wrong / hurt..

And if we don't?

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"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you."
Matthew 17:3-4

"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
Luke 6:38

"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
Matthew 6:14-15

Forgiving Others