GOD'S RESPONSE
If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:14-15
Peter came to him and asked, "Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?"
"No!" Jesus replied, "seventy times seven!" Matthew 18:21-22
God's forgiveness saves us from hell and gives us a ticket to heaven, where sin and suffering will be gone forever. This is the greatest gift any person can receive, and yet no person deserves it. Any forgiveness you extend to someone else pales in comparison to the forgiveness God has extended to you. Refusing to forgive shows that you have not understood the cost or the power of God's forgiveness. Just as God forgives you without limit, you should forgive others without keeping count.
GOD'S CHALLENGE
You must make allowance for each other's faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Colossians 3:13
-Tyndale Publishing
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