Monday, April 14, 2008

Lie #92 If You Don't Forgive Others, God Won't Forgive You

2 comments:

onlybygrace74 said...

This one is great. I visited a church last year and everything was going great- the worship music rocked! Then the pastor came up and delivered a sermon of God's conditional love for us. Forgive others or God won't forgive you...if you don't forgive you are out of fellowship with God. The oxygen left the room. Did you ever sit in a sermon just to be nice? I so badly wanted to stand up a scream out "God's love is unconditional!" It is out of his unconditional love towards us that we can move into true, freeing forgiveness towards others. Forgiven from God means it is done- finished for Him.

Jeanette said...

Having gone through horrific abuse for many years by an ex-spouse, I have had some well-meaning Christians counsel me that "I am not quite sure you have truly forgiven' when I have spoken truth and maintained healthy boundaries. He has never repented. Then I would be hit with the lie that I was now "not forgiven by God." I physically deal with the pain of that abuse continually. It is only by the grace of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, that I have forgiven but it has been a process. Keeping my focus on Christ's love towards me- no matter how I might sin- is so refreshing. I find myself even loving those who, by their words, have added additional hurt. Additionally, trying to measure "how well" I have forgiven is futile.

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