
“leave your gift there before the altar and
Our path — The four G’s of peacemaking:
1) Glorify God 2) Get the log out 3) Gently restore 4) Go and be Reconciled
Beatitudes Bunny Trail ~ The beatitudes are NOT a series of
Jesus is teaching us the characteristics of being a Child of God.
Jesus is
Jesus is making it clear, that on your own you have
But for the believer and the Holy Spirit in you,
you are made new and
Biblical forgiveness is not:
o Natural to proud human hearts
o A feeling, it’s a decision, a humble act of the will
o Forgetting – forgetting is
o Minimizing/excusing
o The removal of all consequences
o Approval of sin
o Equal to trust/
Biblical forgiveness is:
o apheimi (1 John 1:9, Rom. 4:7, James 5:15, 1 John 2:12)
1 John 1:9 (ESV) — 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to “forgive” (take away from) us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
o charizomai (Luke 7:42, Eph. 4:32, Col. 2:13, Col. 3:13)
Luke 7:42 (ESV) — 42 When they could not pay, he “cancelled the debt” (showed grace) of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
Biblical peacemaking promises of forgiveness:
1. “I will not dwell on this incident.”
2. “I will not bring up this incident again and use it against you.”
3. “I will not talk to others about this incident.”
4. “I will not let this incident stand between us or hinder our personal relationship.” (with special consideration for abuse)
Faithful
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