Forgiveness

How To Love and Forgive (Maturing as a Christian)
Friday, Nov 7, 2008


John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.


1 Corinthians 13

1IF I [can] speak in the tongues of men and [even] of angels, but have not love (that reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion such [a]as is inspired by God's love for and in us), I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
2And if I have prophetic powers ([b]the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), and understand all the secret truths and mysteries and possess all knowledge, and if I have [sufficient] faith so that I can remove mountains, but have not love (God's love in me) I am nothing (a useless nobody).

3Even if I dole out all that I have [to the poor in providing] food, and if I surrender my body to be burned or [c] in order that I may glory, but have not love (God's love in me), I gain nothing.

4Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily.

5It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God's love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].

6It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail.

7Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].

8Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end]. As for prophecy ([d]the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), it will be fulfilled and pass away; as for tongues, they will be destroyed and cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away [it will lose its value and be superseded by truth].

9For our knowledge is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect), and our prophecy (our teaching) is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect).

10But when the complete and perfect (total) comes, the incomplete and imperfect will vanish away (become antiquated, void, and superseded).

11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; now that I have become a man, I am done with childish ways and have put them aside.



I posted this whole scripture because I think we all need to know and understand this scripture fully. We can have people and times in our lives who are almost like Satans terrorists. They can be family, friends, people you have helped and poured your life into them, people you work with etc..But whoever they are they almost terrorize you with their brutal words. Satan sets them up at right times to just say mean stuff, especially when you know your doing great things for the Lord. Satan is mad so he has to do it!!! So remember when satans terrorists come don't use weapons of mass destruction, Do what Jesus said do and use the sword of the spirit and put the credit of the wrong on the right person. The devil!!

Ephesians 6:12
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.


Mathew 18:21

21Then Peter came up to Him and said, Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and I forgive him and [a]let it go? [As many as] up to seven times?

22Jesus answered him, I tell you, not up to seven times, but seventy times seven!(B)

Yes forgive and Love them. This is all we owe anyone. We are taught to get them back for the pain they have caused us, by saying something evil back to them or hurting them just as much as they hurt us. Jesus wants us to give grace like He gave to us, give to them the same grace. They may not understand fully what they are doing. There may be many reasons why they do it, maybe they do not know they hurt others with their words or actions. Whatever their reason may be it does not matter, what matters is our responsibility toward them. LOVE THEM!!! YES, as a mature Christian we have to began to truly look at the word of God and say, I must MUST do what it says and bring forth fruit so everyone can see I truly am the child of the most high. Jesus does not want us to continue to make a list of evil done to us, so we can have an excuse to be get them back. We can do what the bible says and not answer them back!!!

Proverbs 26:4-5
4Answer not a [self-confident] fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. 5Answer a [self-confident] fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes and conceit.

Don't answer people who wrong you..because they will then think they are wise in their own eyes. Did you notice how Jesus did not even answer anyone even pilot whom God himself put in charge of Rome. He was not moved by someone else's words. He was only moved by the word of God. He let Gods word control and drive Him because Gods word is the final authority. Satans trick is to have power over you by something we think is simple but it can be very harsh and hard to handle, and that is ugly words said to you. Remember sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me. Well it seems so many people are hurt more by words. Words hurt because words have power behind them "if" you let them.

Jesus said put on the armour of God because Satan is seeking whom he can devour. Satans way of devouring us is through mean words said to us.

Read the Love scripture over and over and direct it toward yourself and say..LOVE does not take account of evil done to it.. love is not rude!!! So I will not take account of evil done to me it by satans terrorists..!!! Love them and forgive them and begin to mature in Christ showing forth the fruits of the spirit through Loving them. This is true freedom.

Another great thing is pray for them and bless them, Jesus said bless those that curse us, do good to those who hate us and pray for those who use us.



Wow curse, hate and use ME!!! NO WAY!!! "YOU dont know what they have done to ME!"...we like to say that huh!!

How can I do that. Well remember be moved by Gods word not satans and his terrorists. Especially if they are lying about you falsely. Have you ever argued with someone and the story in their eyes becomes so exagerated and somehow the story of the fight has taken on a sort of Superman plot with it's twist and turns and adventures and in the end of the story they are the superhero and your the villian??? Can you admit that you do this also?? We all want to be superman!! Who wants to be Lex Luther?

I think that satan can really do a doozy on us and many people. He creates a whole case of lies against us that we feel like, Hey I have to prove myself.

Remember this. God said our lives are written in His book "all our days"!!

The writer of our life the person who writes us, knows the truth, the plot and so in the end in your side of your superman plot story let Jesus be the Hero and Satan be the villian. Jesus is victorious no matter what, but let His word be victorious in your life by saying " Jesus you know what happened you see all, you see the wrong done to me or the wrong I have done and so I give this care to you!"

We reap what we sow!!! Vegence is the Lords!!! Sow love so You may reap Love. Jesus will take care of those who wronged you, they will learn their lessons, just pray that God has the same grace upon them He has had toward you. Jesus loved us by dying for us, we have no excuses to get anyone back. Get them back with LOVE and Forgiveness!!

God Bless and Go forgive and LOVE!!!

Jesus said if you Love me Keep my Commandments!!!

Roofbreaker