david thompson sunday 17 th may 2015 part 5: jesus on forgiveness matthew 18:21-35
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David ThompsonSunday 17th May 2015
Part 5: Jesus on ForgivenessMatthew 18:21-35
Other people?
Yourself?
God?
Do you need to forgive…
Forgetting
Tolerating sin
Righting a wrong
Forgiveness is not…
Forgiveness is… resolving to live with the consequences of another person’s sin; a settled
trust in the goodness of God.
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Unforgiveness Forgiveness
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ForgivenessMe and God
1. The Father has forgiven you
2. The Father requires you to forgive others
“Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Matthew 6:12 (also Luke 11:4)
“For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your
Father will not forgive your sins.”Matthew 6:14-15
“When you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”
Mark 11:25
“Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”Luke 6:37
2. The Father requires you to forgive others
You do not earn your salvation by forgiving others (or by anything else!)
Forgiveness is a serious issue
Forgiveness sustains your relationship with the Father
2. The Father requires you to forgive others
ME
GOD
ThemThem
ForgivenessMe and God
1. The Father has forgiven you
2. The Father requires you to forgive others
3. Forgiveness is an act of submission to the Father
4. The Father loves to heal and to bless
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be
forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will
be measured to you.”
Luke 6:37-38
4. The Father loves to heal and to bless
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Unforgiveness Forgiveness
