What forgiveness isThe result of a combination:Change of mind (repentance)Request for forgivenessDesire to mend the relationship (reconciliation)On the part of the one forgiving (Romans 12:18; II Peter 3:9)On the part of the offenderAccessibility to the one forgiving (II Corinthians 5:18-20)Matthew 11:28-30Matthew 23:37What forgiveness is notIt is not quid pro quo – Colossians 3:12-13How did Jesus forgive us?What did it cost Him?What did He want in return?It is not forgettingWe remember our own sins (who can forget?)Learn from the experience (James 1:2-3)Gain strength against repeat offensesWe put them behind us and press onPhilippians 3:13-14 – Oops! Forget?I Timothy 1:12-16 – Not forget, but put behind, set asideLuke 7:36-48Romans 6:23It is not avoiding one who you have forgivenPeter and JamesOn the water (Matthew 14:26-31)On the night of betrayal (Matthew 26:69-75)Denying fellowship with Gentile Christians (Galatians 2:11-13)ForgivenessRenewed the relationshipThe forgiven not relegated to lower state of serviceContinued as an apostlesLed 1st Gospel sermon (Acts 2)First to take the Gospel to the Gentiles (Acts 10)Wrote important epistles (I and II Peter)Us and othersWe are not better than JesusOur forgiveness should be for mending, not separating (Matthew 5:23-24)Our desire to forgive should be as His desire to forgive us
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