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1 | forgiveness | 2 Cor 13:5 | Hank | 189321 | ||
Night Jay - When in His model prayer for His disciples, Jesus laid down the conditions for receiving forgiveness from God, He made it clear that God's forgiveness of our debts was contingent upon our forgiveness of our debtors. He said in the passage immediately following the model prayer, "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses" See Matthew 6:9-15. ...... Jason, as regenerate believers in Jesus Christ, we are commanded to forgive others. In addition to the passage quoted above, please consider this: "And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God, for Christ's sake, hath forgiven you" (Ephesians 4:32). ....... You ask, "Does forgiving someone mean that they can still act in the same ways that hurt you before." Yes, they can, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they will. They may be moved by your forgiveness and this may influence them to change, or it may not. But that is not the point; it is not the motive; it is not the reason for forgiving. The Christian forgives because he loves God and wishes to please Him. He forgives because he is commanded to forgive and wants to obey Him. He forgives being fully aware that he cannot seek God's forgiveness for his own sin unless he is willing to forgive those who have sinned against him. Forgiving others on condition that they will treat us as we want them to treat us is a form of "enlightened selfnessness," not true forgiveness. The Bible teaches about genuine forgiveness that has no such strings attached. ...... Jason, I beg to take leave of addressing your reference to "infidelity," as this borders on a matter that likely is not within the purview of SBF but should be dealt with between the persons involved and possibly with a pastor or other Christian counsellor. God's blessings to you, Jason. --Hank | ||||||
2 | forgiveness | 2 Cor 13:5 | skccab | 189324 | ||
Hank, Thank God we have you here on this forum. You always seem to hit the nail squarely on the head! And with such compassion and understanding! cheri |
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3 | forgiveness | 2 Cor 13:5 | azurelaw | 189327 | ||
Dear Cheir, I join with you. :-) Shalom Azure |
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