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NASB | 2 Corinthians 13:5 ¶ Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you--unless indeed you fail the test? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 13:5 ¶ Test and evaluate yourselves to see whether you are in the faith and living your lives as [committed] believers. Examine yourselves [not me]! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves [by an ongoing experience] that Jesus Christ is in you--unless indeed you fail the test and are rejected as counterfeit? |
Bible Question:
hi all, well today I come because I wish to seek the way of forgiveness. I still love my ex girlfriend and I can give her the gift of forgiveness, but I have some focused questiones that I need help with.. 1) If I forgive, great, but what does that mean towards the other person? "because the other person acted in infedelity" and I'm willing to look past that. 2) What is the process of forgiveness? 3) Does forgiving someone mean that they can still act in the same ways that hurt you before, or how does that work? Thanks all, God bless, it's just I really want things to work between my ex and I and I need some help from God first... |
Bible Answer: 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 |