* We’re developing a course for business owners called:

* Hosed: how to make it through deal gone wrong without killing someone or jumping off a bridge.

* Our basis will be on the proper way to forgive “as God forgives,” and using Jesus as the example.

* QUESTION - does God forgive an unrepentant sinner?

* Jesus had to power to forgive sins. What did He do?

* 1) With the paralytic - He granted forgiveness.

* 2) At the cross - He didn’t grant forgiveness.

* He was always “ready to forgive,” but only those who asked got it.

* An unforgiving spirit is about not being willing to forgive (not ready).

* If you have this spirit you can have no fellowship with God.

* DANGER - if we blindly forgive we trample God’s justice.

* Something deep inside won’t sit right.

* We must forgive “as God forgives.” (As Jesus forgave)

* So what do we do when someone does us wrong?

* If they repent, we do what Jesus did with the paralytic - we grant them forgiveness.

* If they don’t repent, we do what Jesus did at the cross - we give the situation to God.

* In this way we’ll be walking in forgiveness because we’re “ready” to grant it to them.

* Vs 14 - Paul did what Jesus did on the cross.