04/04/11
Bible Letter Study - Forgiving Others -
Categories: Forgivenes.
Part 2. Forgiving Others.
“Forgive everyone who sins against you, and I shall also forgive you,” says the Lord.
Are we only blessed by having obeyed God, knowing that disobeying God is sin? Or has God blessed us with
a deeper understanding? To obey God is righteousness, but to understand why we obey is a greater joy and a
blessing. We must forgive all others, so their sins against us can be released... And in this are we also freed,
by letting go of anger and not giving into hate. By allowing ourselves to be filled with anger and hate, we are
prevented from the fruit of the Spirit, having consumed the corrupt fruit of the devil. Give up hate, and judge not
your neighbor; neither hold onto trespasses. There is no forgiveness in the judging of those who have wronged
us. The person, who does not judge, has already forgiven them in their own heart. Trust in God! He is the only
Righteous Judge. We are the judged, having passed from judgment into life, by the grace of God, through Christ.
Rather, let us be fully converted in our hearts, embracing complete forgiveness, as Jesus has completely forgiven
us and those who have also sinned against us, by His death on the cross.
In absolute forgiveness is there also absolute freedom... Complete joy.
Yet I say to you, forgive him and love him. Honor your father despite his iniquities and wrongdoings. For the Son
has taken his punishment and forgiven him, if he so chooses to receive it. Therefore, as I have forgiven you in the
blood of My most beloved Son, also must you forgive those who have sinned against you. ~ God [Letters from
God and His Christ, Volume One - See With the Eyes of Christ]
I have commanded you to love one another and forgive those who have hurt you, as I have done for you. ~ Jesus.
[Letters from God and His Christ,. Volume Six. - The Kingdom of God and His Christ Is Coming... Awake!].
Tear down these walls and forgive. ~ Jesus. [Letters from God and His Christ., Volume Six. - Love One Another
and Obey All I Command You, Says the Lord Your Redeemer].
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
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. ~ Colossians 3:12-13.
As for they whom you love and also hate, control your anger. Careful, I say to you. Hate that which is against
God... Do not hate them who were created by God. For He is rich in mercy and forgiveness. ~ Jesus. [Letters
from God and His Christ,. Volume One. - The Servants of God Have Been Sent Out to Blow Their Trumpets to the
Nations... Hear Them, for the Spirit Dwells Within Them].
But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me, but all of you to some extent--not to be too severe. This
punishment which was inflicted by the majority is sufficient for such a man, so that, on the contrary, you ought
rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow. Therefore I
urge you to reaffirm your love to him. For to this end I also wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether you
are obedient in all things. Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I
have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are
not ignorant of his devices. ~ 2 Corinthians 2:5-11.
I forgive you for those things spoken evil of me, as I am commanded by Him who has forgiven me in His blood
and suffering, who also has forgiven you if you so choose to accept that forgiveness. For we are commanded
that we forgive every one who sins against us, as we are forgiven by Him who all have sinned against. ~ Timothy.
[Letters from God and His Christ,. Volume Three. - The Word of God is Truth... Leading to Life].
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you. ~ Ephesians 4:32
Yet one more command do I give to you, of which you know: Forgive. Do not just speak it aloud or say you have
done so. For it is written, and remains standing, “For if you do not forgive even every one who has trespassed
against you, neither will My Father in Heaven forgive you.” ~ Jesus. [Letters from God and His Christ,. Volume Six,
- Love One Another and Obey All I Command You, Says the Lord Your Redeemer].
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men
their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. ~ Matthew 6:14-15
It is the strong man that chooses love and forgiveness through sacrifice of himself and his own desires, not
following after the ungodly men of this world. His justification is in the Lord and he chooses to follow Me... in My
very footsteps. ~ Jesus, [Letters from God and His Christ, Volume Six. - Keep Not the Company of the Wicked, This
is Where All Seeds of Dissension Grow].
And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one. ~ Luke 11:4.
Many in your life have sinned against you, and all have sinned against Me. Have I not forgiven them through My
Son’s sacrifice? ~ God. [Letters from God and His Christ, Volume One. -The Christian Path].
I ask you to love those who have hurt you; and to love them is to forgive them as I have forgiven them and you.
~ Jesus. [Letters from God and His Christ, Volume Six. - Understand Love, Know Forgiveness, Partake of the Whole
Fruit of the Spirit and Make It Part of You].
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. ~ Matthew 6:12
And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven
may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your
trespasses. ~ Mark 11:25-26
Yet in their heart, of which I know, they have not confessed; neither have they let go of offenses; neither have they
forgiven even everyone their sins, which have been wrought against them; neither have they given up that which
I require; neither, in their weakness, has My strength been made perfect in them. ~ Jesus. [Letters from God and
His Christ, Volume Six. - Whatsoever You Have Done to the Least of These, My Children, Assuredly I Tell You, You
Have Done It Even Unto Me, Their Father, Says the Lord Your Redeemer].
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. ~ Luke 17:3-4.
My commandment to you is to love those who have wronged you and forgive them, starting with your own self;
and be patient with those whom you have wronged. ~ Jesus [Letters from God and His Christ, Volume Six. - Bear
Fruit According to the Spirit of Truth].
Do you not know the Word of My mouth, in where I taught you, saying, “You must forgive everyone who has
sinned against you, and if you will not, neither can My Father in Heaven forgive you your trespasses”? ~ Jesus.
[Letters from God and His Christ, Volume Seven. - The Master’s Table].
“But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and
pray for those who spitefully use you. To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from
him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who asks of you. And from
him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to
them likewise. But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who
love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the
same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners
lend to sinners to receive as much back. But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return;
and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.
Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn
not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you: good
measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same
measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” ~ Luke 6:27-38
Remember the words of your Savior also, you shall forgive your brother even seventy times seven times, as I have
forgiven you. ~ God/ [Letters from God and His Christ, Volume One - Stand Firm in the Face of Those Who Would
Mock You for My Name’s Sake].
Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to
seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. Therefore
the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. And when he had
begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But as he was not able to
pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be
made. The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’
Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. But that
servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him
and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’ So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged
him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ And he would not, but went and threw him into
prison till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved,
and came and told their master all that had been done. Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You
wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. Should you not also have had compassion on
your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until
he should pay all that was due to him. So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart,
does not forgive his brother his trespasses.” ~ Matthew 18:21-35.
