Proverbs 17:9 “Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.”Ĩ. When we refuse to bring up an issue with others and truly forgive from our heart that is a reflection of our Savior and His great love.ħ. He set our sins aside and no longer brings it up. He knows of our transgressions, but when He died on the cross He paid all of it. Jesus knows what we have done in the past. Keep no record of wrong just like Jesus kept no record. This is very common among spouses in marriage. Sometimes they even bring up a large list of the past. ![]() They are not really mad at the small matter, but they are still mad at the past. Many people say they forgive, but you can tell that they didn’t because when a small matter occurs they treat it as a big matter because they hold on to the past. Don’t even try to make it into a joke like some people do. Love doesn’t keep bringing the matter up. What I mean by that is never bring the matter up. It’s going to hurt your relationship even more. What we must do is forget it from our speech. We have to pray that we forget these things, but sometimes they might pop up in the back of our minds. There is a quote that says, “forgive and forget.”Īlthough it sounds good and it is good advice it’s hard to do. 1 Peter 4:8 “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”Ħ. Colossians 3:13-14 “ Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 “ Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”ĥ. Even though they sinned against us we know that we still love them, but we were hurt by their actions.Ĥ. God’s love is too great for me to hold this grudge.” Also, when someone sins against us a lot of times it’s usually by people we love. We should not only have love for the person, but love for the Lord. Love is always associated with forgiveness “It is just as necessary to forgive ourselves as it is to forgive others, and the principal reason why forgiveness seemed so difficult is because we have neglected to forgive ourselves.” Christian D. “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” Lewis B. ![]() “Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” God’s forgiveness gives us a fresh start.” - Ravi Zacharias “The grace of forgiveness, because God Himself has paid the price, is a Christian distinctive and stands splendidly against our hate-filled, unforgiving world. Forgiveness is an expression of love.” Gary Chapman It is a choice to show mercy, not to hold the offense up against the offender. “Forgiveness is not a feeling it is a commitment. “Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.” Corrie Ten Boom ![]() A person whose only hope is that God will not hold his faults against him forfeits his right to hold others’ faults against them.” David Jeremiah “Jesus says that those who live by God’s forgiveness must imitate it. “And you know, when you’ve experienced grace and you feel like you’ve been forgiven, you’re a lot more forgiving of other people. “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” C. “Forgive others as quickly as you expect God to forgive you.” “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” “Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.” “Holding a grudge doesn’t make you strong, it makes you bitter, forgiving doesn’t make you weak, it sets you free.”
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