understanding what forgiveness is and is not
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Understanding What Forgiveness is and is not. Definition:. It comes from the Greek word that means “To send away.” It is used 146 times in the N.T. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Understanding What Forgiveness is and is not
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Definition:
It comes from the Greek word that means “To send away.” It is used 146 times in the N.T.
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God wants us ‘to send away’ the sin and hurt that others inflict on us, as well as the memories, feelings, etc. His grace enables us to do that.
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What forgiveness is NOT:
-it is not an erasure of memory. Forgiving is not forgetting.
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-it does not mean that the seriousness of the offenses have been minimized.
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-it does not mean giving the offender full reign to repeat the offense.
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-it does not mean excusing the offense.
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-it does not mean that the person doesn’t have to face the consequences of his/her sin.
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-it does not mean all of the damage is overlooked.
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-it does not mean that trust is automatically restored.
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-it does not mean the other person was right.
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What forgiveness IS:-it is going on with
our lives.-it is no longer allowing the offender or the offense to control us.
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-it is working through the anger, hurt, bitterness to let them go, so the offender cannot continue to control us.
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It is no longer blaming ourselves for the offense or its results.
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What causes unforgiveness?
-the offense was too great.-the person will not accept responsibility or admit to the offense.
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-the person isn’t truly sorry.-the person never asked for forgiveness.
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-the person did it too many times.-we don’t like the person.
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-the person did the offense deliberately.
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-if I forgive, I will have to treat the offender well.
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-someone has to punish the person for the offense.
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I’ll forgive but I won’t forget.
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Let’s look at the Scripture…