Matthew 5:21-26

Brothers sometimes get angry

Matthew 5:21-26 Brothers sometimes get angry Raca

Matthew 5:21-26 Brothers sometimes get angry Raca = empty-headed; good for nothing

Matthew 5:21-26 Brothers sometimes get angry Raca = empty-headed; good for nothing Fool

Matthew 5:21-26 Brothers sometimes get angry Raca = empty-headed; good for nothing Fool = a person who lacks good sense

Matthew 5:21-26 Brothers sometimes get angry Raca = empty-headed; good for nothing Fool = a person who lacks good sense Brothers are sometimes driven apart

Matthew 5:21-26 Brothers sometimes get angry Raca = empty-headed; good for nothing Fool = a person who lacks good sense Brothers are sometimes driven apart They need to be reconciled

Acts 7:26

Acts 7:26 Moses tried to “reconcile them in peace, saying, ‘Men, you are brethren, why do you injure one another?’”

KJV: “set them at one again”

Acts 7:26 Moses tried to “reconcile them in peace, saying, ‘Men, you are brethren, why do you injure one another?’” KJV: “set them at one again” John 17:21 Jesus prayed “that they might all be one.”

Colossians 3:12-13

So as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:12-13

a heart of compassion So as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:12-13

kindness So as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:12-13

humility So as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:12-13

gentleness and patience So as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:12-13

gentleness and patience bearing with one another So as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:12-13

forgiving each other So as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:12-13

Decide Now To Forgive

I Will Forgive

What that person (or those people) did was wrong, and it hurt me very much. I Will Forgive

What that person (or those people) did was wrong, and it hurt me very much. But I will not hold it against them, I will not try to get back at them, and I will not hate them for it. I Will Forgive

What that person (or those people) did was wrong, and it hurt me very much. But I will not hold it against them, I will not try to get back at them, and I will not hate them for it. I will not demand anything further from them to make up for what was done to me. I Will Forgive

What that person (or those people) did was wrong, and it hurt me very much. But I will not hold it against them, I will not try to get back at them, and I will not hate them for it. I will not demand anything further from them to make up for what was done to me. I will truly and fully give grace… I Will Forgive

What that person (or those people) did was wrong, and it hurt me very much. But I will not hold it against them, I will not try to get back at them, and I will not hate them for it. I will not demand anything further from them to make up for what was done to me. I will truly and fully give grace to my loved ones, to my church family, to my friends, and even to my enemies. I Will Forgive

What that person (or those people) did was wrong, and it hurt me very much. But I will not hold it against them, I will not try to get back at them, and I will not hate them for it. I will not demand anything further from them to make up for what was done to me. I will truly and fully give grace to my loved ones, to my church family, to my friends, and even to my enemies. I will forgive even as I know that I myself need forgiveness. I Will Forgive