Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. — Colossians 3:13 NLT I heard someone say that reminding someone of an offence they committed against you several years ago means the offence wasn’t truly forgiven initially. This is not necessarily true.Continue reading “Seventy Times Seven! (Part 2)”
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Forgive!
For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. —Matthew 6:14-15 ESV We have been discussing forgiveness, and it is a challenging topic, as you may have discovered from last week’s blog. In today’s blog,Continue reading “Forgive!”
Seventy Times Seven!
Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. — Colossians 3:13 NLT We learnt in the last blog about loving and forgiving, and how they are interrelated. We also learnt that one cannot truly love and be unforgiving, nor can oneContinue reading “Seventy Times Seven!”
Loving and Forgiving
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. — Ephesians 4:31-32 NLT Last week, we discussed how to love others well, and we all know that sometimesContinue reading “Loving and Forgiving”