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"Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye." Col. 3:13 "And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.“ Eph.4:32
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"Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye." Col. 3:13
"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.“ Eph.4:32
Ignoring those who wrong us Refusing to hit back Overlooking the sin Putting on probation
What is Forgiveness ?
Removes wrong from record - Acts 3:19 “blotted out”
Forgets - Heb. 8:12 “remember no more”
Treats us as before - Luke 15 - Father took son back
Have I really forgiven my offender ? “TEST”
Do I secretly rejoice about a misfortune coming to my offender ?Do I purposefully avoid his presence ?Do I speak to him hesitatingly ?Do I vividly remember the wrong committed ?Do I ever sit in silence and meditate and brood over
the wrong done me ?Could I happily and anxiously go to God in prayer in my offenders behalf ?Have I sought an opportunity to do him a favor ? Romans 12:17-21
Importance of Forgiving One Another
It is a commandCol. 3:13 “forgiving one another”Mark 11:25-26 - forgive so God can forgive you
Example of ChristLuke 23:34 “Father, forgive them; for they
know not what they do.”1 Peter 2:21-23 “follow his steps”
Example of StephenActs 7:60 “Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.”
Importance of Forgiving One Another
We have been forgiven Eph. 4:32 “even as God for Christ’s sake hath
forgiven you.”Matt. 18:23-35 - would not forgive small debt
Forgive to be forgivenMatt. 6:12-15If we do not forgive another, we clog the
channel through which divine forgiveness flows.
Importance of Forgiving One Another
May be later than you think Christ May come
Mark 13:32 “But of that day that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.”
The person may dieTwo men who were mad at one anotherMet and forgave one anotherDays later one of them died
Attitudes Toward Forgiveness
“I cannot forgive”
1 John 5:3 “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”
God does not require the impossible
“I will not forgive” Remember Joseph & Stephen
Attitudes Toward Forgiveness
“I'll forgive you, but in the future will have nothing to do with you”
Eph. 4:32 “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”
When we forgive we treat the person as if the offense had never happened!
Attitudes Toward Forgiveness
“It’s a favor from me to you”
The reverse is true
The offender can be forgiven of God without my extending forgiveness, but I cannot be forgiven unless I forgive Him.
“But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Mt.6:15
Attitudes Toward Forgiveness
“I'll forgive you, but I'll never forget it.”This is not forgiveness
Acts 3:19 sins are “blotted out”
Smear outObliteratePardonWipe away
How Do You Forgive ?
Remember how much you have been forgiven Ask God’s Assistance Pray for your Offender
Forgive as God Forgives Col. 3:13 “as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.”
Freely Abundantly Immediately Finally Often
How Often Must We Forgive ?
Matthew 18:21-223 times7 times70 x 7 ------
No Limit to ForgivenessNot a matter of bookkeepingMatter of love and love has no limits
Who Must Take the Initiative ?
The OffenderMatt. 5:23-24
The OffendedMatt. 18:15-17
BothBoth will take the initiativeReconciliation will follow
Forgiveness - Quotes
“To err is human, to forgive, divine.” -- Alexander Pope
“The Best way to get even is to forget.”
Deer fightingGet horns Locked
Guards his food
Chases away all intruders…
Allows one small animal to eat his food
"Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye." Col. 3:13
"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.“ Eph.4:32
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]@bellsouth.net
www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Morning October 28, 2012
