Repentance & forgiveness (both receiving & granting) are the things that maintain a clean heart. "Be kind & compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."(EPHESIANS 4:32). Notice that this is a command ,it isn't optional . Neither does it depend on anything else in our circumstances such as our emotions or how great we feel an offence is. There is no waiting for the right time , the time is always NOW for repentance and forgiveness ,always NOW , because we are only assured of this moment!Sin and unforgiveness are both an inheritance and a choice . Romans 3:23 says :''FOR ALL HAVE SINNED & FALLEN SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD." But once we have heard the reality that Jesus died to save us all from our sin , we then have a choice to receive this wonderful cleansing of the Blood of JESUS in our lives.
Once we choose to accept Jesus as our Lord and Saviour , we are then in that wonderful place of being washed CLEAN and how awesome is that experience , just to be forgiven , to be washed clean, to be restored and made acceptable to God. Who would not want to have that incredible gift from God ? When people reject this offer of SALVATION , like I did for too many years , I really think that people do not understand both the urgency and the consequences that will reverberate throughout all ETERNITY.
Forgiveness is a choice, it is a crisis of the will . We can choose to be forgiven or not , we subsequently then can choose to forgive others or not, either way there are very definate repercusssions of our choices.
Can I urge my readers today to choose to FORGIVE & BE FORGIVEN , you will be set free and so will those in your life who have hurt you. FREEDOM of body , soul & spirit , that is why JESUS came to this earth to set you , & you & you & you FREE.
Let me leave you with some great SCRIPTURES :PSALM 103:12 "As far as the east from the west , so far has He removed our transgressions from us."
MATTHEW 6:14-15 "For if you forgive men when they sin against you , your heavenly Father will also forgive you . But if you do not not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins."
As for me , I cannot afford the luxury of excess baggage when it comes to carrying grudges ! I never want to be guilty of laying down the cross of Jesus and picking up a grudge, not now ,not ever.
To all my readers today may you know the FREEDOM that comes from the nail-pierced hands lovingly calling you HOME.
MARNEY
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I can, and do, benefit from forgiving others without believing in the stuff about Jesus saving us from our sin.
You don't have to believe in the nonsense part of Christianity in order to practice the good parts of Christianity. Then you are free to extract the good parts of all religions, faiths and philosophies.
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