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1 | Offended by a Christian | Matt 18:35 | azurelaw | 207855 | ||
Dear Searcher, Seeing so many examples around me, I agree with you completely that forgiveness should be dealt with and exercised fully at the first level; else, bitterness will be retained thus leaving chances for the devil (Eph 4:27) Shalom Azure |
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2 | Offended by a Christian | Matt 18:35 | Searcher56 | 207863 | ||
Sister Azure, God's Wednesday to you, Thank you for the great verse. Searcher |
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3 | Offended by a Christian | Matt 18:35 | lionheart | 207874 | ||
Searcher, Where we cause ourselves so much grief is when we assume that foregive means forget. Sometimes we are able to forget,but we don't if ya know what I mean. We do move on though and that we can do. If we can't or won't then we need to consider if we truly have forgiven and if we are the one that has offended then humility is the order for the day. In Him, lionheart |
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4 | Offended by a Christian | Matt 18:35 | ohmi | 207882 | ||
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5 | Offended by a Christian | Matt 18:35 | Milen | 207885 | ||
This is great, but I need the counter... For someone who continually does as he pleases and refers to this scripture (Mat. 18:35) so there is no reprimand or even intention to make things better. As if he takes advantage of this scripture in the worst way. | ||||||
6 | Offended by a Christian | Matt 18:35 | bowler | 207894 | ||
Milen Very often those who keep on sinning are not going to listen to you anyway, they are convinced they are doing okay and that their sins are automatically forgiven by God. Here is a scripture you might be able to use to refute his constant referring to Mathew 18:35 as a reason why he keeps on going. But he might never stop sinning in this way you are describing. 1 John 3:5-10 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him. Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. Here is another scripture about reprimanding those who are suppossedly believers who don't listen. Mathew 18:15-17 "If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. "But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED. "If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. This might be of use in refuting his claims on forgiveness. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. Hope this helps. blessings abound, bowler |
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7 | Offended by a Christian | Matt 18:35 | Beja | 207901 | ||
Milen, Let me add something to what has been said thus far. First there is a question that matters a lot. Is this a person who is really and sincerely saying they are sorry? Bowler's answer was a great one if it was a person who was not actually sorry and just using forgiveness as a means to facilitate sin. If that is really the case, stick with his answer. However, if this person is sincere in repenting and asking forgiveness then you are searching for an answer that doesn't exist. Because you have the responsibility as a Christian to forgive him. In short, if he is being sincere then he is actually right. None of us can show you a scripture that says you don't have to forgive somebody who seeks forgiveness. It just isn't there. It may be God has allowed this person to put you in this situation so that you can learn the virtue of forgiveness. But, as I said, this is dependent on the answer to the question. Is he really seeking forgiveness or playing games? |
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