2. Forgiveness Luke 7:36-50 Church of Christ at Medina July 22 nd, 2012

3. Forgiveness What is forgiveness? – It is relieving someone from a debt or punishment that one deserves. – From a spiritual standpoint, we deserve the punishment of death because of our sin. Romans 6:23 2 Peter 2:9-22 Hebrews 2:1-3 Galatians 5:16-21 Who needs forgiveness? All men. Rom. 6:23 2 Pet. 2:9-22 Heb. 2:1-3 Gal. 5:16-21 Rom. 3:9-23 Ps. 130:3-4 Prov. 20:9 Eccl. 7:20 Isa. 53:6 1 Jn. 1:8

4. Characteristics of Forgiveness 1.God forgives willingly. 2.God forgives aggressively. 3.God forgives consistently. 4.God forgives absolutely. Neh. 9:17 2 Pet. 3:9 Ezek. 33:11 Matt. 18:33 Lk. 15:11-32 Mt. 18:10-14 1 Pet. 4:8 Rom. 5:6-8 Jn. 3:16 Mt. 18:15-17 1 Jn. 1:9 Mt. 18:21-22 Ezek. 33:14-16 Ps. 32:1 Ps. 51:9 Ps. 103:10-12 Is. 38:17 Micah 7:19

5. Characteristics of Forgiveness 1.God forgives willingly. 2.God forgives aggressively. 3.God forgives consistently. 4.God forgives absolutely. 5.God forgives permanently. 6.God forgives conditionally. Jer. 31:34 Heb. 8:12 Heb. 10:17 Acts 2:38 Acts 3:19 Ps. 32:5 Matt. 18

6. Resources Multiple resources including… 1.The Need for Forgiveness by Ron Roberts 2.Forgive as God Forgave You by Chris Reeves Others.