Showing posts with label "Forgiving". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "Forgiving". Show all posts

Wednesday 28 February 2018

Forgiving

Forgiving
Luke’s gospel records,
“Jesus said, 
“Father, forgive them, 
for they do not know what they are doing.” 
                                                 Luke 23:34a.
Here Jesus asks God to forgive those who are putting him to death because they are oblivious as to what they are actually doing. Jesus was big into forgiveness.
Matthew’s gospel records Jesus as saying this,
“This, then, is how you should pray: “ 
‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 
your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 
Give us today our daily bread. 
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.’  
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:9-15.
Matthew’s Gospel records the apostle Peter asking Jesus,
“Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” 
Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” Matthew 18:21,22.
Jesus here did not actually mean to forgive people 490 times he meant to forgive people all the time.
C. S. Lewis said,
“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” C.S. Lewis.
Unconditional forgiveness is the key to truly loving a person.
Thus I would ask you this question.
If you claim to be a true believer in Christ Jesus, Do you forgive those who sin against you?
Please think about it.