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NASB | Matthew 6:15 "But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 6:15 "But if you do not forgive others [nurturing your hurt and anger with the result that it interferes with your relationship with God], then your Father will not forgive your trespasses. |
Subject: Does this apply to Christians? |
Bible Note: What does Mt. 6:15 mean? "This is not to suggest that God will withdraw justification from those who have already received the free pardon He extends to all believers. Forgiveness in that sense -- a permanent and complete acquittal from the guilt and ultimate penalty of sin -- belongs to all who are in Christ (compare John 5:24; Rom. 8:1; Eph. 1:7). "Yet, Scripture also teaches that God chastens His children who disobey. Believers are to confess their sins in order to obtain a day-to-day cleansing (1 John 1:9). This sort of forgiveness is a simple washing from the worldly defilements of sin; not a repeat of the wholesale cleansing from sin's corruption that comes with justification. It is like a washing of the feet rather than a bath (compare John 13:10). Forgiveness in this latter sense is what God threatens to withhold from Christians who refuse to forgive others (compare 18:23-35)" (1997, Word Publishing). |