Fighting Forgiveness

³¹Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. ³² Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

Ephesians 4:31-32 (NLT) 

Luke 17:3-5 (NLT) ³ So watch yourselves! “If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive. ⁴ Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive.” ⁵ The apostles said to the Lord, “Show us how to increase our faith.”

FORGIVENESS Is Not:

• Forgetting.
• Letting.

2 Corinthians 7:10 (NLT) ¹⁰ For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.

•  Fair
  • FAMILY
  • FAME
  • FINANCES

What Is FORGIVENESS?

1. It’s HEALING.

Ephesians 4:31 (NLT) ³¹Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. ³² Instead, be kind to each other.

 2. It’s GRACE

Ephesians 4:32 (NLT) ³² Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

Proverbs 23:7 (NKJ) For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. 

3. It’s FAITH

Luke 15:20 (NLT) ²⁰ “So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.