By Jim LiebeltYou must make allowance for each other’s faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Colossians 3:13 [NLT]Forgiveness is a choice. It includes the ideas of canceling a debt and of cleaning the slate. We don’t forgive others so that God will forgive us. Rather, we forgive others because God has forgiven us. We prove that we understand what forgiveness is all about when we forgive others. If we regularly harbor grudges against others who have wronged us, it means that we’ve either never understood or never experienced God’s forgiveness. Forgiveness is more than God’s suggestion. It is a command. Even though we may feel hurt and angry with others who have wronged us—and although it’s okay to take time to process those feelings—we need to forgive them if we have experienced God’s forgiveness in our own lives. Forgiving others is to be a hallmark of those who follow Jesus.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 22:41:49 +0000
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