Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?” Matthew 18:21 {NLT} Back in the day . . . like way back in the day when Jesus was on earth, rabbis taught if you forgave someone three times for an offense, it was like huge I-should-be-a-saint forgiveness! So when Peter came to Jesus and…
forgiveness is an act of the will
Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. ~ Corrie Ten Boom Have you heard the saying, “Love isn’t a feeling, it’s a choice”? Let’s take a minute to explore that statement. When we love someone based on feelings, most often we’re let down and disappointed. That’s the stuff divorce is made of. I…
is forgiveness an option?
Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die. ~ Anne Lamott What are your thoughts? Do you think forgiveness is an option? Based on what we’ve learned so far and based on what we’ve been told in Matthew 6:14-15: If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to…
forgive and forget?
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note— torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. ~ Henry Ward Beecher While watching a recent episode of a certain reality show I indulge in, an all-out war was raged between two best…
jesus, friend of sinners
Christ can take the most sin-laden, selfish, evil person and bring forgiveness and new life. ~ Billy Graham It’s no secret Jesus was a friend to sinners. He was most comfortable with the “least of these.” From birth, He was numbered with the transgressors. Mary and Joseph were coming to Bethlehem to register their names. A census was being taken and each person had to…