Forgive One Another Eph. 4:31-32; Col. 3:12-13; 11/27/2018

Eph. 4:31-32: 31Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. 11/27/2018

Col. 3:12-13: 12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. 11/27/2018

Forgiveness: Is a Command of God. Luke 6:37; James 2:10; Is a Perquisite to Receiving Forgiveness. Matt. 6:12; Matt. 6: 14-15; Mark 11:25; Is to Our Glory to Forgive. Proverbs 11:25; 11/27/2018

Forgiveness: We Are to Forgive Others Eph. 4:31-32: 31Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. 11/27/2018

Forgiveness: We Are to Forgive as God in Christ Forgave. Eph. 4:31-32: 31Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. 11/27/2018

How Does God Forgive? Willingly Neh. 9:16-17: 16“But they and our fathers acted proudly, Hardened their necks, And did not heed Your commandments. 17They refused to obey, And they were not mindful of Your wonders That You did among them. But they hardened their necks, And in their rebellion They appointed a leader To return to their bondage. But You are God, Ready to pardon, Gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, Abundant in kindness, And did not forsake them. 11/27/2018

Psa. 86:5: 5For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. 11/27/2018

A Forgiving Spirit: Jesus Stephen Paul Lk. 23:34: 34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots. Stephen Acts 7:60: 60Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. Paul 2 Tim. 4:16: 16At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them. 11/27/2018

Objections: Objection: The Bible says he must repent first. Objection: I just don’t feel like forgiving him. Objection: I don’t want to be a hypocrite. 11/27/2018

How Does God Forgive? Willingly Without Reservation 11/27/2018

God Forgives Without Reservation: God forgave Peter enough though Peter denied Christ. God forgave Paul even though Paul persecuted His church. God forgave the Corinthians for their immorality. 11/27/2018

Early Christians Had to Forgive Without Reservation: Mary had to forgive some who crucified her Son. Early Christians had to forgive Saul of Tarsus even though he persecuted them. We need to remember how much we have been forgiven. Matt. 18:21-35; Objection: God can forgive anything, but I cannot! 11/27/2018

How Does God Forgive? Willingly Without Reservation Conditionally 11/27/2018

God Forgives Conditionally: God is always ready to forgive Psa. 86:5: 5For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. 11/27/2018

God Forgives Conditionally: But God grants forgiveness only when a sinner meets His conditions of pardon 2 Chr. 7:14: 14if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Isa. 55:7: 7Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. 11/27/2018

How Does God Forgive? Willingly Without Reservation Conditionally Immediately 11/27/2018

God Forgave Immediately: As soon as David confessed his sin, the prophet Nathan pronounced his forgiveness When the Ninevites repented at the preaching of the prophet Jonah, God forgave them immediately (Jon. 3:1-10) Jesus assured Peter of God’s forgiveness when he “turn[ed] again,” even as He prophesied his sin The father forgave the prodigal son immediately. Objection: He must first show the fruits of repentance. 11/27/2018

How Does God Forgive? Willingly Without Reservation Conditionally Immediately Completely 11/27/2018

How Does God Forgive? Willingly Without Reservation Conditionally Immediately Completely Permanently 11/27/2018

God Forgives Permanently Heb. 8:10-12: 10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 11None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. 12For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” Heb. 10:17: 17then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” 11/27/2018

How Does God Forgive? Willingly Without Reservation Conditionally Immediately Completely Permanently Repeatedly 11/27/2018

God Forgives Repeatedly: God Forgave Israel Repeatedly in the Wilderness God Forgave Israel Repeatedly during the days of the Judges. God Forgave Israel Repeatedly during the Captivity. 11/27/2018

How Does God Forgive? Willingly Without Reservation Conditionally Immediately Completely Permanently Repeatedly 11/27/2018