Forgiveness in Marriage | Marriage Devotional Week 14
from Marriage After God Hosted by Aaron & Jennifer Smith
What does biblical forgiveness in marriage really look like? In week 14 of our marriage devotional series, based on Husband After God and Wife After God, Aaron and Jennifer Smith explain that forgiveness is the necessary first step toward reconciliation, but it is not the same as reconciliation, excusing sin, or pretending the hurt never happened. Like water poured on a fire that still leaves char behind, forgiveness puts out the flames even when marks remain. We walk through Jesus' command to forgive seventy times seven in Matthew 18, its connection to Israel's unkept Sabbaths and the seventy years in Babylon, and the parable of the unforgiving servant. We also share what a real apology includes, how to keep forgiving when the same offense happens again, and why forgiveness is a heart posture we hold even before an apology comes, because we're forgiven before we're forgivable.
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