EPISODE · May 24, 2015 · 18 MIN
Forgive
from First Baptist Church of Lindale, GA · host Jim Cook
I have a choice. I can focus on what's been done to me or on what I've done to God and the fact that He's forgiven me.Justice & Revenge (Romans 12:19, 2 Thess. 1:6)Why Forgive? (Col. 3:13b, Matt. 6:14-15)Practical Considerations:Forgiving someone doesn't mean you condone their actiions.Forgiving is about YOUR relationship with God.Forgiving frees you from a life of bitterness and hardness of heart.You may have to forgive over and over, not just once.We forgive because we've received God's forgiveness.Forgiving is trusting God to take care of the situation. It doesn't mean the person got away with it.Forgiving is not the same as reconciling. Reconciliation requires genuine repentance on the part of the person who was wrong.Difficulty in forgiving (Psalm 103:12, 130:3-4a)"Losing" by Tenth Avenue North from the ablum The StruggleEven though it may feel like losing, will you forgive?
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I have a choice. I can focus on what's been done to me or on what I've done to God and the fact that He's forgiven me.Justice & Revenge (Romans 12:19, 2 Thess. 1:6)Why Forgive? (Col. 3:13b, Matt. 6:14-15)Practical Considerations:Forgiving someone doesn't mean you condone their actiions.Forgiving is about YOUR relationship with God.Forgiving frees you from a life of bitterness and hardness of heart.You may have to forgive over and over, not just once.We forgive because we've received God's forgiveness.Forgiving is trusting God to take care of the situation. It doesn't mean the person got away with it.Forgiving is not the same as reconciling. Reconciliation requires genuine repentance on the part of the person who was wrong.Difficulty in forgiving (Psalm 103:12, 130:3-4a)"Losing" by Tenth Avenue North from the ablum The StruggleEven though it may feel like losing, will you forgive?
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