We MUST ruthlessly put off every kind of unforgiveness and deal with bitterness before it escalates into wrath, anger, clamor, and blasphemy. Bitterness is the harbouring of resentment, which is poisonous to ourselves and others, while malice, the desire to harm others, is the engine of bitterness. Unforgiveness is idolatry because we want sovereign control and believe that our own sense of justice is greater than God's punishment in Hell or His mercy on the cross.
Instead, we MUST put on forgiveness, which is the expression of kindness and tenderheartedness, that is, showing grace to others. Kindness is seeking the good of others. God expressed His kindness towards us through salvation. Tenderheartedness is being filled with goodness and wanting to express it. We should forgive others right away without delay. We must always be forgiving by renewing our minds daily through the Word of truth, relearning the gospel everyday.
Finally, a warning that if we cannot forgive, this may mean we have never experienced God's forgiveness ourselves.
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Ryan Case has a passion to see the lost ushered into the Kingdom of God, as well as to see Christ's redeemed grow in all knowledge and grace. His 'heroes of the faith' include John Piper, D.A. Carson, and C.H. Spurgeon. Ryan graduated from the Toronto Baptist Seminary and was...