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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:
Greetings Bill! You said: "In conclusion, if you are a believer, your forgiveness of sins IS NOT based upon whether or not you have forgiven the terrorists. And the inverse is also true. If you are not a believer, forgiving the terrorist WILL NOT secure forgiveness of sins from God on your behalf. Christ alone has done this." I understand that you believe that there are some parts of the New Testament that no longer apply to us, but based on this quoted statement, Mt. 6:14-15 has no meaning whatsoever to anyone. I'm not totally sure how this verse should be applied, but it must mean something or Christ would not have said it. There seems to be two possible approaches. 1) We can take it as a command to all. 2) We can take it as a command to only those who lived before Christ. Neither view is without problems. You seem to take it to refer only those before the resurrection of Christ. If this is the case, does Mt. 6:14-15 mean that everyone who forgave others was forgiven by God? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
Bible Answer: Greetings Bill! I need to correct my last paragraph! :-) It should read: "Neither view is without problems. You seem to take it to refer only those before the resurrection of Christ. If this is the case, does Mt. 6:14-15 mean that everyone who forgave others before the death of Christ was forgiven by God?" Sorry about that! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |