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Title: FORGIVING OTHERS AS GOD FORGIVES US


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FORGIVING OTHERS AS GOD FORGIVES US
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  • All Misunderstandings About
    Forgiveness Can Be Cleared Up
    By the Word of God!

3
Forgiveness is an Absolute Requirement of God.
  • IT IS COMMANDED!
  • Mark 1125-26 (NASB) 25 "Whenever you stand
    praying, forgive, if you have anything against
    anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will
    also forgive you your transgressions. 26 " But
    if you do not forgive, neither will your Father
    who is in heaven forgive your transgressions.
  • It is Just as Binding As Any Other Command!

4
  • We Are to Follow the Example of Jesus in His
    Willingness to Forgive (1 Peter 221).
  • Example Jesus Forgiving Spirit at the Cross
    (Luke 2333-34).

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Luke 2333-34 (NASB)
  • 33 And when they came to the place called The
    Skull, there they crucified Him and the
    criminals, one on the right and the other on the
    left. 34 But Jesus was saying, "Father, forgive
    them for they do not know what they are doing."
    And they cast lots, dividing up His garments
    among themselves.

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Isaiah 4325 (NASB)
  • "I, even I, am the one who wipes out your
    transgressions for My own sake And I will not
    remember your sins.

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  • We Are to Follow the Example of Jesus in His
    Willingness to Forgive (1 Pet 221).
  • Example Jesus Forgiving Spirit at the Cross
    (Luke 2333-34).
  • Forgiveness of our sins is conditioned upon our
    commitment to forgive others (Mat. 614-15).

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Matthew 614-15 (NASB)
  • 14 "For if you forgive men for their
    transgressions, your heavenly Father will also
    forgive you. 15 "But if you do not forgive men,
    then your Father will not forgive your
    transgressions.

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What Does it Mean to Forgive?
  • To Release the Debt of Sin (Mat. 612).

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Matthew 612 (NASB)
  • 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have
    forgiven our debtors. - cf. 1 John 34 Eph. 17

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What Does it Mean to Forgive?
  • To Release the Debt of Sin (Mat. 612).
  • Forgive" (Mat. 612) from the Greek word
    aphiemi "To let go, to give up a debt, to
    forgive, to remit To give up, to keep no
    longer. -- Thayer's Greek Lexicon.
  • To forgive someone is to let go of what that
    person may have said or done against you.
    - To give up that debt and to
    keep it no longer!
  • No harbored ill-will, no resentment or plans of
    revenge or punishment the debt has been given up!

12
Hebrews 812 (NASB)
  • "For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And
    I will remember their sins no more."

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  • Like God, We Are to
    Remember the Sin No More (Hebrews 812).
  • A Total Cancellation of the
    Debt of Sin.

14
  • Like God, When We Forgive Others of Sin, We Must
    Do So from the Heart
    (Matthew 1821-35).

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Matthew 1832-35 (NASB)
  • 32 "Then summoning him, his lord said to him,
    'You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt
    because you entreated me. 33'Should you not also
    have had mercy on your fellow slave, even as I
    had mercy on you?' 34 "And his lord, moved with
    anger, handed him over to the torturers until he
    should repay all that was owed him. 35 "So shall
    My heavenly Father also do to you, if each of you
    does not forgive his brother from your heart."

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When Should We Grant Forgiveness to Others?
  • God Does Not Require More from Us Than He
    Requires of Himself When He Forgives.
  • We Are to Be Imitators of Him (Mat. 548 Eph.
    51) Therefore, we are to practice forgiveness
    in the same manner that He does.
  • Only God Can Read Peoples Hearts (Jer 1710).
  • Yet, we still have a responsibility to do the
    best we can to grant forgiveness in the same way
    as God does (Eph. 432).

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Ephesians 432 (NASB)
  • And be kind to one another, tender-hearted,
    forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also
    has forgiven you.

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  • God Does not Forgive
    Anyone Without Repentance!
  • Luke 133 (NASB) "I tell you, no, but unless you
    repent, you will all likewise perish.
  • Luke 2447 (NASB) and that repentance for
    forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His
    name to all the nations, beginning from
    Jerusalem.
  • Acts 238 (NASB) And Peter said to them,
    "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the
    name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your
    sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy
    Spirit.
  • Acts 319 (NASB) "Repent therefore and return,
    that your sins may be wiped away, in order that
    times of refreshing may come from the presence of
    the Lord

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  • The Lord taught that the condition of repentance
    should be met before we grant forgiveness to
    others.
  • Luke 173-4 (NASB) 3 "Be on your guard! If your
    brother sins, rebuke him and if he repents,
    forgive him. 4 "And if he sins against you seven
    times a day, and returns to you seven times,
    saying, 'I repent,' forgive him."

20
  • If there is evidence that a person has not
    repented, then we should not forgive (Luke 38)
    This is true love for others!
  • If we extend forgiveness to an obviously
    impenitent person then we condone his sinful
    behavior (e.g., Gal. 211-13).
  • If we forgive when there is no repentance we may
    spur that person on toward more evil behavior and
    we may cause others to sin! (1
    Cor. 51-11 cf. 2 Thes. 314-15).

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Whether or Not We Forgive a Person, We Must
Always Behave Like Children of God!
  • Being a Christian and acting like one is not
    dependent on always granting forgiveness to
    others
  • If a person does not repent, we must not forgive
    and this does not make us any less of a
    Christian!

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Whether or Not We Forgive a Person, We Must
Always Behave Like Children of God!
  • Practicing the goodness of God.
  • God does all within His power that is consistent
    to His character and will to lead people to
    repentance (Rom 24).

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Romans 24 (NKJV)
  • Or do you despise the riches of His goodness,
    forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that
    the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

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Practicing the goodness of God.
  • We in like manner are obligated to do all within
    our power (in harmony with Gods will) to bring
    those who have wronged us to repentance.
  • We do this by doing good to them that they might
    be ashamed and repent (Rom 1214,
    19-21 cf. Luke 627-36 1 Thes.
    514 Mat. 1815ff.).

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Romans 1214, 19-21 (NASB)
  • 14 Bless those who persecute you bless and
    curse not 19 Never take your own revenge,
    beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for
    it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,"
    says the Lord. 20 "But if your enemy is hungry,
    feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink
    for in so doing you will heap burning coals upon
    his head." 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but
    overcome evil with good. cf. Luke 627-36 1
    Thes. 514 Mat. 1815ff

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We do not forgive until they repent, meanwhile we
do good to them!
  • Love
    Blessing

    Pray
    Serve
    Generosity

    Mercy
    Kindness
    Patience
    Teach,
    Admonish, Encourage
    Reprove, Rebuke

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Whether or Not We Forgive a Person, We Must
Always Behave Like Children of God!
  • Practicing the goodness of God.
  • Demonstrating patience and forbearance (Col.
    312-3).

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Colossians 312-13 (NASB)
  • 12 And so, as those who have been chosen of God,
    holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion,
    kindness, humility, gentleness and patience 13
    bearing with one another, and forgiving each
    other, whoever has a complaint against anyone
    just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.

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2 Peter 39 (NASB)
  • 9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as
    some count slowness, but is patient
    (longsuffering KJV) toward you, not wishing for
    any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

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Whether or Not We Forgive a Person, We Must
Always Behave Like Children of God!
  • Practicing the goodness of God.
  • Demonstrating patience and forbearance.
  • Love all people as ourselves including our
    enemies (Rom. 139-10).

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Romans 139-10 (NASB)
  • 9 For this, "You shall not commit adultery, You
    shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall
    not covet," and if there is any other
    commandment, it is summed up in this saying, "You
    shall love your neighbor as yourself." 10 Love
    does no wrong to a neighbor love therefore is
    the fulfillment of the law. - cf. Mat. 544

32
  • Even if a person does not
    repent we are to LOVE
    them! (1 Cor. 134-8).

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Whether or Not We Forgive a Person, We Must
Always Behave Like Children of God!
  • Practicing the goodness of God.
  • Demonstrating patience and forbearance.
  • Love all people as ourselves including our
    enemies.
  • When we do forgive, we must not keep count (Mat.
    1821-22 Heb 1017).

34
Matthew 1821-22 (NASB)
  • 21 Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how
    often shall my brother sin against me and I
    forgive him? Up to seven times?" 22 Jesus said to
    him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but
    up to seventy times seven. cf. Heb 1017 1
    Cor. 135

35
  • Our Greatest Motivation to Forgive Others is
    Found in God Forgiving us in Christ (Eph.
    431-32).

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Ephesians 431-32 (NASB)
  • 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and
    clamor and slander be put away from you, along
    with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another,
    tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God
    in Christ also has forgiven you.
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