What is
Forgiveness?
Forgiveness
doesn’t exactly mean forgetting. It implies not feeling angry or bad about past offenses committed against you, when remembered. It also means you’re no longer
angry with the person who offended you. Sometimes, people offend you, and your
relationship with them may change, that’s normal, but if you meet the person
and refuse to greet them, or accept their greetings, then you’ve not
forgiven.
Now,
unforgiveness is a direct opposite of forgiveness. It goes with anger. You
refuse to forgive someone, you’ll get angry when you see the person. That’s
unhealthy.
What does the
Bible say about forgiveness?
The
Bible, in Matthew 6:14-15, says that we should forgive others so that our
heavenly Father will forgive us, and if we don’t, He would forgive
us.
Now,
how do you live in agreement with God when he has not forgiven us? For the eyes
of God cannot behold sin.
It
would suffice to say that according to the passage, one way to ask for
forgiveness from God is to first forgive others. So, basically, we have to
forgive in order to be forgiven.
The
bible also goes on, in Ephesians 4:26, to urge that "let the sun not go down while you
are angry". This clearly means that our anger should not exist for as long as a day.
Also, in Ephesians 4:31 &32, we are urged to take the example of God in forgiving others, as He forgave us.
And
according to 1John 4:20, if you love God, you will have no room to hate
someone, else you’re a liar. Picture this; God loved the world... how did he
show it? By forgiving us...what’s the evidence? He gave his only begotten son-
Jesus to die for our sins.Therefore,
we start to show love, when we start to forgive... forgive today, as God
forgave us and still does everyday. Much Love, Y'all!
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