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.
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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:
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…
22:49 - THANK YOU AND CLOSE
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