Relationships 101 Forgiveness Part 1: Why should we forgive?

Forgiveness is a vital skill and action involved in successful relationships, friendships, and marriages.

Forgiveness = is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding an offense, lets go of negative emotions such as vengefulness, with an increased ability to wish the offender well. Forgiveness is different from condoning, excusing, pardoning, forgetting, and reconciliation In certain contexts, forgiveness is a legal term for absolving or giving up all claims on account of debt, loan, obligation or other claims.

Read Matthew 18:21-35

FORGIVE = aphiemi = pardon, remit, cancel, allow, set aside, tolerate,

DO NOT KEEP SCORE

Matt. 18:24

Servant owed an OUTRAGEOUS amount. 15 year’s wages x 10,000 = 150,000 yr. of debt.

54,750,000 days of wages!

The King can be translated as GOD!

1 JOHN 1:9 ****Lamentations 3:22-23 God is FAITHFUL!


WHY SHOULD I FORGIVE?

1. SATAN uses the products of Un Forgiveness to destroy love, joy, peace and hope!

2 Corinthians 2:10-11 NIV OUTWIT us!!

Heb. 12:14-15

I Peter 5:8

2. ME.

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” Lewis B. Smedes

3. We ALL NEED Forgiveness! THIS INCLUDES your spouse, family and fiends!!

Romans 3:23

Eph. 2:12-13

It is impossible to give what we do not have.

4. CHRIST FORGAVE YOU.

Luke 23:34 As he hung on the cross singing a concert of forgiveness

1John 2:2 Price paid in full …

Isaiah 59:1-2

John 1:12

You cannot give what you do not have!!

Unless you experience perfect forgiveness you will never be able to forgive perfectly!

NCF challenges you to determine who you need to forgive and then grant forgiveness!

NCF challenges you to determine if you need to seek forgiveness and then ask for it!