Forgiveness is hard for all of us. Can you forgive someone when they haven’t yet repented? How do you forgive someone who hasn’t repented? And how do you begin the process of forgiveness when your wounds feel too deep?

In this conversation, Pastors Philip and Eric discuss what it looks like in practice to pray "forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors" from The Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6:12. True forgiveness means to pay a debt in full and be done with it. But applying that to our lives can be a complicated endeavor. To unpack this topic, they address important questions from the sermon:

1. How can we forgive someone and still leave room for justice? 1:37
2. Is repentance necessary for forgiveness? 9:06
3. Why is pride a root issue for forgiveness? 14:29
4. What approach should someone take if they feel unable to forgive someone due to deep hurt? 20:47
5. Why do some version of the Lord's Prayer use "trespasses" instead of "debts"? 23:13
6. What do we gain by forgiving others? What are the costs of not forgiving? 27:57

 

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