“AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS AS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS” MAT.6:12
- FORGIVENESS IS VERY PARAMOUNT IN THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS.
- MARK.11:25-26 TEACHES US THAT WHENEVER WE ARE PRAYING WE SHOULD FORGIVE OR ELSE GOD WILL REMEMBER OUR OWN SINS AND STOP OUR BLESSINGS.
- MAT.18:15-35 – IS A CLEAR TEACHING ON HOW TO HANDLE OFFENCE IN THE CHURCH.
– OUR SINS ARE SO TERRIBLE THAT JESUS HAD TO DIE THAT WE MIGHT BE FORGIVEN ALL.
– IF GOD COULD FORGIVE US AND SAVE US FROM HELL FIRE, WE CAN SURELY FORGIVE OTHERS THEIR SINS.
– THE AMAZING THING ABOUT UNFORGIVENESS IS THAT IT MAKES US FORFEIT OUR OWN FORGIVENESS WITH GOD.
– IT DESTROYS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT.
– IT BINDS US IF WE ALSO REFUSE TO RELEASE OTHERS.
– UNFORGIVENESS IS A HINDERANCE TO THE WORK OF THE KINGDOM AND TO ALL OUR BLESSINGS. JOHN.20:21-23.
– UNFORGIVENESS IS AN ATTITUDE OF THE HEART. MAT.18:35
– UNFORGIVENESS RELEASE DEMONS INTO PEOPLE’S LIVES. MAT.18:34.
– TORMENTORS COME INFORM OF SICKNESS, DECEASES, CONFUSION, FRUSTRATION POVERTY ETC.
– UNFORGIVENESS WILL LEAD TO BITTERNESS. HEB.12:14-15.
– IF YOU ARE BITTER AND UNFORGIVING YOU’LL GRIEVE THE HOLY SPIRIT. EPH.4:30-31.
– WE NEED TO PRAY AND ASK FOR THE HELP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. EPH.4:32.
– THE HOLY SPIRIT MUST CONVICT US OF ALL OUR SINS. JOHN.16:7-13.
– WE MUST TRULY BE BORN AGAIN I.E. SEEK FORGIVENESS FROM GOD FOR ALL OUR SINS AS WE REPENT.
- _ UNLESS WE ARE TRULY SAVED WE CANNOT TRULY FORGIVE OTHERS.BECAUSE IS THE WORK OG THE HOLY SPIRIT
- FORGIVENESS IS A MATTER OF THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT GAL.2:19-21
– TO TRULY FORGIVE WE MUST CONSECRATE OUR LIVES AND BE CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST
– WE CANNOT LIVE FOR CHRIST WITHOUT HIS HELP.
– AS WE PRAY MAT.6:12 WE MUST TRULY SEARCH OUR HEARTS FOR WHAT WE NEED TO REPENT FROM AND FOR WHO WE NEED TO FORGIVE.
- THE GREATEST EXAMP;E OF FORGIVENESS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT IS THE STORY OF JOESPH GEN 45:1-24
- IN THE NEW TESTAMENT THE GREATEST EXAMPLE OF FORGIVENESS IS THE LORD HIMSELF
- HE PRAYED FOR THOSE WHO CRUCIFED HIM HE SAIS FATHER FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO
- HE FORGAVE BTHE THIEF ON THE CROSS
- HE EVEN FIXED THE EAR OF ONE OF THOSE WHO CAME TO ARREST HIM WHOSE EAR PETER CUT OFF
- DO YOU WANT TO KNOW IF YOU ARE SAVED AND ARE WALKING IN TH SPIRIT?
- STUDY MATT 5:43-48 AND SEE IF YOU CAN PRACTISE IT
- AS WE GO TO THE COMMUNION TABLE WE NEED TO PRAY FOR THE GFRACE TO TRULLY FOR GIVE OTHER AS CHRIST FORGAVE US AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR US
- MATHE 26:26,JOHN 6 ;53-47