The Blessing of Forgiveness

Todd Tomasella: If we do not forgive, we ARE NOT forgiven. According to Jesus, eternal hell awaits all who die without forgiving all others from their heart – regardless of their previous relationship with the LORD (Matt. 18:21-35; Mk. 11:25-26, etc.).

“And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.” Mark 11:25-26

To bring a reality check, all one need do is take an honest moment to recall all the evil thoughts, words, and actions which he himself has committed in the eyes of a holy God. As we need mercy, Jesus commanded us to show mercy. Dish it out liberally friend!

“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:32

God showed you and I the greatest mercy when He sent His only begotten Son to bleed, be buried, and be raised again – all while we were yet in sin (Romans 5:6-9). He bought our redemption with His own blood and requires that we render mercy to others as He has shown to us.

“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” Matthew 5:7

On forgiveness, Jeff Camino writes:

“’Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.’ (Romans 8:34) So, who is he that condemns past sins that have been confessed, forgiven, and have stopped? Only Satan and people working on his behalf would do this.”

“Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.” Romans 8:34

David L. Brown writes:

“God said, ‘Leave those who have slipped or fallen alone, they are His servants, not ours, He will deal with them.’ A pretty good indication for me to keep my big mouth shut. God is fixing to step in and straighten some messes out.”

Gone Too Far?

Have you gone too far into sin that God cannot and will not find, forgive, and restore you to Himself?

Reasoning According to what the LORD told Us in His Word

To the one who thinks he/she has gone too far or beyond God’s forgiveness….

I would like you to ask your own heart, based on God’s Word, the following questions:

• What sin have you ever committed this is greater than the infinite, wonder working power of Christ’s blood? 1 Peter 1:18-19

• Are you committing idolatry by elevating your sin above the blood of His cross?

• Do you have “faith in his blood” or do you despise His blood with your unbelief which is based in pride? Romans 3:25

• Before and at the moment of Him saving you, were you worthy to be saved and forgiven? If not, why do you think you are now somehow worthy of His forgiveness in and of yourself? Psalms 39:5; Isaiah 64:6; Romans 3:21-26

• Are more works the answer? Romans 4:4-5

• Just what is the great exchange that happened at the cross where God gave His innocent Son for the guilty? Romans 3-5

• What did Jesus come to do? Matthew 1:21; Luke 4:18 9:56; John 1:29; 3:17; 1 Timothy 1:15

• What does Lamentation 3:19-22 say?

• What kind of throne did God set up for His people to come confidently to? – judgment or grace? Hebrews 4:14-16

• What does God do when His people confess their sins? 1 John 1:9; 2:1-2

• Was David forgiven?

• Was Peter forgiven after he sinned then repented?

• What instructions are we given in Philippians 3:13-14

• What did the LORD say He is “ready” to do? Psalms 86:5, 15

• What is God “plenteous” in? Psalms 86:5, 15

How is it that you think you are seeking God and answers from God’s Word if He’s not the One drawing you? (John 3:27; 6:44) Are you doing this because of your own goodness? Isn’t that quite prideful, arrogant, and conceited?

God bless you to know Him yet more and more precious saint as you make the deliberate decision to obey Christ by believing what God gave us in His Word. What does 1 John 1:9 say? Learn it. Memorize it. Live it. Walk in it.

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Steps to Restoring a Brother

BROTHERS in Christ …. If you have an issue with another brother, below are the biblical steps to correction. … Please open your Bible to read and learn passages well in order to incorporate them into your daily body life….

1. Go directly to him in private Matthew 18:15-17. Do not start a public campaign against him directly or indirectly. Now, if he is publicly teaching a heresy, he should be addressed either or both publicly and privately. If he refuses to repent after the first or second admonition, “reject” him. Read Titus 3:10-11 closely and obey God in this His instruction.

2. When you are led by the Holy Spirit to help a brother grow or correct something in his life (doctrine or practice), go meekly, realizing that you also are frail, imperfect, and subject to temptation. Get very familiar with Galatians 6:1-2. Verse 2 tells us we are going to bear the burden of a brother and not with the goal of ostracizing or condemning him. Memorize Ephesians 4:3, 32.

 

3. God with the prayer-filled goal to restore and no condemn. Galatians 6:1-2
 
4. Remain humble and teachable and understand beforehand that something you don’t understand about the brother you are approaching, or something he is teaching, may be due to your own need to learn something more of the revelation of Christ through the full counsel of His Word. 2 Timothy 3:16-17

5. Oh, if you are not a mature, seasoned believer who is amply supplied with the knowledge of God’s Word, the LORD is not sending you to correct anyone, be sure of that because to do so would be to contradict His own Word (Galatians 6:1).

6. Do not attempt to correct a brother based on a non-essential. Read and become intimately familiar with what the Holy Spirit is communicating to us about this in Romans 14.

7. If you don’t have a life of prayer and deep study of God’s Word daily, you are not a mature Christian and unfit to correct anyone else since you have not even corrected your own life (Matthew 7:1-5; Galatians 6:1-2).

8. If the brother is simply walking “disorderly” (out of step with what is right but not a soul-damning sin), just have no company with him – avoid him – so he will become convicted and ashamed. Admonish him. Pray for him from a sincere heart that knows its own great, desperate, present, and utter need for the grace of God. Read 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14-15 closely.

9. Ultimately, it’s the divine Person of the Holy Spirit that quickens each of our hearts to change and leads us into all truth which always brings the magnification of Jesus Christ and not mere man. John 14:26; 16:13-14


10. Spend time praying for that brother you sense an impression to approach. Bathe the whole thing in prayer and ask the LORD to convict and stop you if you are being led of self. Admit aloud to the LORD that no one needs Jesus more than you! Announce aloud to Him that “the root of the matter” is in you (Job 19:28). 


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