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.
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
