Forgiveness is essential to eternal life Mt. 18:21-35 Accounts settled Forgiven – impossible pay off Compassionate Master.

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Forgiveness is essential to eternal life Mt. 18:21-35 Accounts settled Forgiven – impossible pay off Compassionate Master

If we do not forgive, we will perish Mt. 18:21-35 We sin against each other Some sins are “great” “Minor” compared to sins against God

Gave Himself while we were in rebellion Rom. 5:6-11 All sin against God, Gen. 39:9; 1 Cor. 8:12 Offends Holy God Guilty of many gross, irreverent sins Died for mocking murderers, Lk. 23:34

We must have the same forgiving spirit Col. 3:12-14; Eph. 4:26-32 No better than others All have weaknesses

Older brother unforgiving toward younger Lk. 15:11-32 Younger brother sinned Younger brother repented Father forgave Older brother resentful, bitter, angry

We must leave vengeance to God Rom. 12:17-21 Do not return evil for evil God will settle unsettled issues Do good to your enemy

If we do not forgive, we will not be forgiven Mt. 6:8-15

God sees sin as sin Jas. 2:10-13 Adultery Murder Unmerciful, Rom. 1:31, 32

Anger toward a brother is “murder” 1 Jn. 3:15; Mt. 5:21-28 Judged by the heart No eternal life Worship is vain

Do not forgive – delivered to the torturers Mt. 18:34, 35 30,000,000 shekels to 25 shekels $120,000,000 to $10,000 Debt of the one cannot be paid

Forgiveness is essential to eternal life Mt. 18:21-35 Accounts settled Forgiven – impossible pay off Compassionate Master

If we do not forgive, we will perish Mt. 18:21-35 We sin against each other Some sins are “great” “Minor” compared to sins against God