Forgiveness
Read the following passages and then consider the questions at the end.
Matthew 18:21-22, “Then Peter approached him and asked, ‘Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? As many as seven times?’ 22 ‘I tell you, not as many as seven,’ Jesus replied,’but seventy times seven.’”
Matthew 5:23-24, “So if you are offering your gift on the altar, and there you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift.”
Matthew 18:15-17, “If your brother sins against you, go tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother. 16 But if he won’t listen, take one or two others with you, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every fact may be established. 17 If he doesn’t pay attention to them, tell the church. If he doesn’t pay attention even to the church, let him be like a Gentile and a tax collector to you.”
Matthew 7:3-5, “Why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye but don’t notice the beam of wood in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the splinter out of your eye,’ and look, there’s a beam of wood in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First take the beam of wood out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take the splinter out of your brother’s eye.”
Romans 12:18, “If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”
Colossians 3:13, “bearing with one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you are also to forgive.”
What do these verses tell you about God?
What do these verses tell you about you?
How can you put these verses into practice in your life?
As you keep growing in your walk with God, He will continue developing you in this area.
Here's a short video that we think will encourage you!
Read the following passages and then consider the questions at the end.
Matthew 18:21-22, “Then Peter approached him and asked, ‘Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? As many as seven times?’ 22 ‘I tell you, not as many as seven,’ Jesus replied,’but seventy times seven.’”
Matthew 5:23-24, “So if you are offering your gift on the altar, and there you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift.”
Matthew 18:15-17, “If your brother sins against you, go tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother. 16 But if he won’t listen, take one or two others with you, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every fact may be established. 17 If he doesn’t pay attention to them, tell the church. If he doesn’t pay attention even to the church, let him be like a Gentile and a tax collector to you.”
Matthew 7:3-5, “Why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye but don’t notice the beam of wood in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the splinter out of your eye,’ and look, there’s a beam of wood in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First take the beam of wood out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take the splinter out of your brother’s eye.”
Romans 12:18, “If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”
Colossians 3:13, “bearing with one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you are also to forgive.”
What do these verses tell you about God?
What do these verses tell you about you?
How can you put these verses into practice in your life?
As you keep growing in your walk with God, He will continue developing you in this area.
Here's a short video that we think will encourage you!
