Binmin Podcast Ep. 28: Forgiveness | When Life Is Tough

Forgiveness means canceling a debt. Christian forgiveness differs from the world’s forgiveness. Christians have a divine mandate to forgive others who have sinned against us. In this episode, we discuss the 8 ABCs for Christian forgiveness. JOIN the NEWSLETTER SUPPORT Binmin with a tax-deductible gift HERE 0:00 - INTRODUCTIONS 0:46 - FORGIVENESS MEANS “CANCELING OF A DEBT” REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU FEEL 1:13 - REASONS WE NEED TO FORGIVE OTHERS? 1:54 - CHRISTIAN FORGIVENESS IS DIFFERENT 4:17 - AS CHRISTIANS, WE HAVE A DIVINE MANDATE TO FORGIVE. 4:37 - TWO RESOURCES CHRISTIANS HAVE FOR FORGIVING OTHERS: God has forgiven us because Jesus took our penalty We have the indwelling Holy Spirit 5:25 - THE ULTIMATE JUDGE IS JESUS WHEN HE RETURNS (ROM. 12:19). 6:06 - WHY ARE WE COMMANDED TO BE FORGIVING? 6:10 - FIRST, BECAUSE IT REFLECTS THE GOSPEL (COL. 3:13) 6:28 - SECOND, BECAUSE JESUS TOOK THE PUNISHMENT FOR OUR SINS! 6:46 - THIRD, WE’RE COMMANDED TO FORGIVE BECAUSE IT GLORIFIES GOD 7:31 - FOURTH, HOLDING ONTO HATE AND RESENTMENT IS TOXIC 8:35 - CONSEQUENCES IF CHRISTIANS DON’T FORGIVE 10:04 - FORGIVENESS IS A PROGRESSION: 8 ABC’S OF FORGIVENESS 10:40 - A: ACKNOWLEDGE THE HURT THAT YOU FEEL. 11:02 - B: BELIEVE THAT GOD WILL WORK THROUGH YOU WHEN YOU ARE FORGIVING AND USE IT TO DRAW YOU CLOSER TO HIM AND HEAL YOU. 11:16 - C: CHOOSE TO FORGIVE. 12:03 - D: DISCIPLINE YOUR HEART FOR FORGIVENESS USING THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES. 12:38 - E: EMPATHIZE WITH THE WRONGDOER (1 TIM. 1:15) 13:49 - F: FORGIVE THE OFFENDER 14:22 - “ALL FORGIVENESS IS SUBSTITUTIONARY” 16:14 - G: GAIN TRUST. 16:30 - H: HOLD ONTO FORGIVENESS BECAUSE SATAN WILL TRY TO STEAL YOUR PEACE. 17:52 - SO WHAT? WHAT ARE SOME PRACTICAL TAKEAWAYS ABOUT FORGIVING OTHERS? 18:36 - FORGIVENESS USUALLY TAKES PLACE THROUGH A CONVERSATION. 19:02 - JESUS TALKS ABOUT FORGIVENESS IN MATTHEW 5 & 18 18:55 - FORGIVENESS DOESN’T MEAN THERE AREN’T CONSEQUENCES. 20:42 – FORGIVENESS DOESN’T DISCOUNT THE SIN AGAINST US AS MEANINGLESS OR UNIMPORTANT. 20:57 - FORGIVENESS BRINGS HEALING. 21:52 - NEXT STEPS… FORGIVE SOMEONE ASK FORGIVENESS 22:49 - THANK YOU AND CLOSE For more info about Binmin and more resources for your spiritual life, visit www.Binmin.org CONNECT WITH THE BINMIN TEAM Instagram: Binmin Instagram Linkedin: Binmin Linkedin Twitter: Binmin Twitter Ask Questions: [email protected] PODCAST RESOURCES More from Binmin: Binmin.org Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on AnchorFM Subscribe on YouTube PLEASE CONSIDER LEAVING A REVIEW If this podcast is helping you make your spiritual life more important to you, help share it by leaving an Apple podcast review in the “Ratings & Reviews” section at the bottom of the podcast’s page. Thank you for sharing!