What do these all have in common? Start exercising Eat healthy Save money Back up your computer Dust Have regular dental check ups Car Maintenance When There Isn't Something Already Wrong Spend less time on social media and more time with humans Vacuum under the bed or settee Study when there is no exam Sort out your wardrobe Watch less TV Sleep at least 8 hours Stay up to date with current events Clean up emails Clean under the fridge Check air pressure in tyres Take vitamins

FORGIVENESS Ephesians 4 vs 15-32 Instructions for Christian Living Towards the end of that verse it says 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

FORGIVE DEFINITION: stop feeling angry or resentful towards (someone) for an offence, flaw, or mistake

To Forgive is not: Condoning an action Admitting defeat Solving the problem

Is this a deal breaker? The bible clearly tells us we must forgive: In Matthew 6 14-15 it says:  For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Is this a deal breaker? The bible clearly tells us we must forgive: In Matthew 6 14-15 it says:  For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Matthew 18 vs 21-35 The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant 21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[g] 23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[h] was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

“At this the servant fell on his knees before him “At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The servant’s master took pity on him, cancelled the debt and let him go. 28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.[i] Greek a hundred denarii; a denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer . He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded. 29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.

31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened. 32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I cancelled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. 35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”  

31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened. 32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I cancelled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. 35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”  

Dr Enright believes forgiveness is a ‘behaviour we need to learn’ it must be exercised and repeated as preserve health.

Forgiveness is: What God instructs us to do A choice To be practiced and repeated.

Who and How should I forgive? (Should we only forgive people if they say they are sorry?)

Luke 17:3 So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.

Ephesians 4:26-28 26 “In your anger do not sin”[a]: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold.

Ephesians 4:31 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

How to forgive: Justice

How to forgive: Justice Romans 12:18-20 19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a] says the Lord.

How to forgive: Justice Show Mercy

Compassion or forgiveness towards someone whom it is with your power to punish or harm.

How to forgive: Justice Show Mercy Show Grace

Matthew 5:44 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbour[i] and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,”

FOR-GIVE-GRACE