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NASB | Matthew 6:14 "For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 6:14 "For if you forgive others their trespasses [their reckless and willful sins], your heavenly Father will also forgive you. |
Bible Question (short): Why the forgiveness strawman? |
Question (full): Dear schwartzkm, Yes this is a strawman. I am attempting to demonstrate that it is dangerous to take one scripture (in this case Matthew 6:14) and say that this applies to all people for all time, and that it is the heart of the forgiveness issue. And while I know that no Christian group teaches OT sacrifice, I feel that my argument is a valid one. I have not used the sabbath because the central issue here is the forgiveness of sins and I am trying to stay with that subject. Forgiveness of sins has always been based upon Hebrews 9:22, the shedding of blood. This forgiveness was credited in the OT by the atonement (covering) of the blood of animals (which pointed to Christ). The forgiveness of sins in the NT is secured by the shedding of our Lord's blood - nothing else. Steve's point is that, in his view, looking only at Matthew 6:14, forgiveness is based upon forgiving others. If this view is correct, then Christ's death and blood was unneccessary, indeed needless. All we would have to do to get forgiveness of our sins from God is to forgive our fellow man for their sins and this act alone would make us right or wrong with a holy God. Does the rest of NT scripture substantiate this lop-sided view? In Christ, Bill Mc |