Love Your Neighbor Matthew 22:3739

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12/10/2006
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Relationships are The meaning of life. The
only things that last.
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We all stumble in many ways. James 32
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How We Respond To Hurt Rumination Thinking
ourselves to death. Retribution I dont get
mad, I get even. Repression Im fine, really.
Just fine. Forgiveness A critical key to
happy relationships.
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The most important single concept in Christianity
is that of forgiveness. cf. The Prodigal Son
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FORGIVENESS The choice to set aside the debt
of someones wrongdoing against you the
cancellation of a relational debt.
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Forgiveness Is The Foundation For All Happy
Relationships
Ephesians 432 And be kind to one another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God
in Christ forgave you.
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the multitudes of Christians who suffer from
stress, depression, discouragement, relationship
problems, and all sorts of other hardships
experience these things because of a refusal to
forgive. John F. MacArthur
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The rule of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a
tooth cannot sustain itself forever ultimately
both parties end up blind and toothless.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Forgiveness is a beautiful word, until you
have somethingto forgive. C. S. Lewis
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People are mistaken if they think of
forgiveness primarily as absolution from guilt.
The purpose of forgiveness is the restoration
of communion, the reconciliation of
brokenness. L. Gregory Jones
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The Goal Of Forgiveness Healed Relationships
Matthew 523-24 Therefore if you are presenting
your offering at the altar, and there remember
that your brother has something against you,
leave your offering there before the altar and
go first be reconciled to your brother, and then
come and present your offering. 
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The Goal Of Forgiveness Healed Relationships
Matthew 1815 Moreover if your brother sins
against you, go and tell him his fault between
you and him alone. If he hears you, you have
gained your brother.
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The Goal Of Forgiveness Healed Relationships
James 519-20 My brethren, if any among you
strays from the truth and one turns him back, let
him know that he who turns a sinner from the
error of his way will save his soul from death
and will cover a multitude of sins.
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The Goal Of Forgiveness Healed Relationships
Galatians 61 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in
any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such
a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering
yourself lest you also be tempted.
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The Goal Of Forgiveness Healed Relationships
Luke 173-4 Take heed to yourselves. If your
brother sins against you, rebuke him and if he
repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you
seven times in a day, and seven times in a day
returns to you, saying, I repent, you shall
forgive him. And the apostles said to the Lord,
Increase our faith.
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In the absence ofREPENTANCE We have no right
to set aside the debt of someones wrongdoing
against us. But our heart must be eager to
forgive, never to hold a grudge.
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Are We To Forgive Before A Brother Repents?
Colossians 313 bearing with one another, and
forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint
against another even as Christ forgave you, so
you also must do. Christ required US to repent
BEFORE He forgave us.
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Are We To Forgive Before A Brother Repents?
Ephesians 432 And be kind to one another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God
in Christ forgave you. God forgave US only AFTER
we repented.
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Two Parts To Forgiveness
The Heart Must Always Be Eager
To Forgive Matt. 1835 - So also my
heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if
you do not forgive your brother from your
heart. The Process - Repentance Is Required Luke
174 - and if he repents, forgive him.
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Supposed Examples Of Forgiving Before
Repentance
Mark 1125 Whenever you stand praying, forgive,
if you have anything against anyone, so that your
Father who is in heaven will also forgive you
your transgressions.
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Supposed Examples Of Forgiving Before
Repentance
Luke 2334 - Jesus Father, forgive them for
they know not what they do. Acts 760 -
Stephen Lord, do not hold this sin against
them!
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Supposed Examples Of Forgiving Before
Repentance
1 Peter 48 Above all, keep fervent in your love
for one another, because love covers a multitude
of sins. Prov. 1012 Hatred stirs up strife, but
love covers all transgressions.
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Supposed Examples Of Forgiving Before
Repentance
1 Cor. 137 Love bears all things Love seeks
not only to bear with, but also to protect and
cover the failings of others, however weak,
unjust or foolish they may be.
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Supposed Examples Of Forgiving Before
Repentance
Love bears all things in silence, concealing
injuries as much as possible. True love refuses
to see faults, unless it be that she may kindly
help in their removal. Love covers that is, it
never proclaims the errors of good men. Love
stands in the presence of a fault with a finger
on her lip. C. Spurgeon
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In the absence ofREPENTANCE We have no right
to set aside the debt of someones wrongdoing
against us. But our heart must be eager to
forgive, never to hold a grudge.
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Will You Become A Christian?
Hear the Gospel (Rom. 1017) Believe in Jesus
as the Son of God (Mark 1616) Repent of Your
Sins (Acts 1730) Confess Jesus as Lord (Romans
109-10) Be Baptized for Forgiveness of Sins
(Acts 238) Live Faithfully until You Die (Rev.
210)