mat 06v14 15 Forgive One Another
FORGIVE ONE ANOTHER
Matthew 6:14-15
Occasionally I meet with
people, who harbor ill feelings, grudges, anger, and malice in their hearts
toward others, who yet profess to be believers. Such a profession is a sham and
mockery. If I know the love of Christ, that love will make me forgiving toward
others. "Love suffereth long and is kind… Beareth all things, endureth all
things." If I have experienced the grace of God in my heart, it will make
me gracious. If I have received the forgiveness of sins, I will forgive any
offense committed against me.
Language cannot be clearer than this - "If ye
forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if
ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses." It matters not how outwardly moral and self-righteous a man
is; it matters not what he professes; and it matters not what he may have
experienced in religion, AN UNFORGIVING MAN IS AN UNFORGIVEN MAN!
Brethren, let us carefully imitate our Lord and Savior.
“Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God
for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” If God, in all his holiness, has freely
forgiven me all my sin, surely it is reasonable that I, in all my sinfulness,
should freely forgive any and all offenses committed against me. “I forgave
thee all thy debt, because thou desiredst me: Shouldest not thou also have had
compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?” A wise man will learn
the parable (Mt.
I am preaching today through
Wednesday for the First Baptist Church of Kingston, Jamaica. Bro. Aaron Dumas
is Pastor. Bro. Lindsay Campbell will preach here in both services today and on
Wednesday. Next Sunday Bro. Joe Wilson will preach here. And Bro. Danny Blair
will preach on the following Wednesday evening.
Your
prayers for me and for these brethren are greatly appreciated. I trust that you
will let each of the men who minister to you in my absence know how much you
appreciate them and the messages God give them for you.