Thought: I don't forgive people based upon my appraisal of whether or not they are repentant.
Obedience—illustration (vs. 7-10)
Forgiveness is not based on feelings or faith, but obedience.
Application:
Forgiveness means:
To carry away
To give a gift
To loose, free
What forgiveness is NOT:
Approval of the wrong. Excusing the wrong. Justifying the wrong. Pardoning the wrong. Reconciliation Repression Forgetting the wrong. Pretending we were not hurt by the wrong.
What forgiveness is:
Being aware of what someone has done and still forgiving them.
Choosing to keep no records of the wrong. Refusing to punish. Not telling what they did. Being merciful. It is an inner condition.
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