1. What does forgiveness means? a. Romans 12:18-19, be at peace vengeance is mine says the Lord b. 1 The 5:15, do not repay evil for evil c. Luke 6:28 bless and pray for those who wrong us d. Proverbs 24:17 e. Matthew 5:44 Love your enemy f. Exodus 23:4-5 help those who have wronged us
2. What is not? a. is not absence of anger at sin. Is not feeling good about was it bad. b. Is not the absence of consequence for sin - Hebrews 12:6 c. It is "all debts cleared out"
3. Why should I forgive? Biblical Motive and idea a. The Gospel 2 Corinthians 5:21 - We forgive because we deserve hell and Christ saved us b. We forgive because Jesus commands us to forgive and God takes unforgiveness seriously - Matthew 18:21-35
4. How do we deal with forgiveness struggles and difficult situations? a. Consider Christ on the cross. "father forgive them for they don't know what they are doing" b. Acts 7 - Stephen - "lay not this sin to their charge" c. Confession - We struggle because we have an arrogant view of ourselves 5. How to handle forgiving someone continuously? a. Matthew 6:14-15/Luke 17:3-4 b. Lavish, enthusiastic, eager, freely, and unconstrained.
Forgiveness is about Christ. He gives us the power of forgiveness because He is the forgiveness for all who believe and repent.
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