Forgiveness Ephesians 4:32

Forgiveness for Yourself You need to Realize Forgiveness for Yourself Forgiven you ALL your sins Col 2:13 Blotted out ALL accusations Col. 2:14a Nailed them to His cross Col. 2:14b Covered them with His blood

We are to put aside the past Philippians 3:13,14 Cannot bring the past back Choose to put aside the sins and failures of the past Phil 3:13 Press toward the mark Phil. 3:14

You Need to Practice Forgiveness toward Others Ephesians 4:32a Forgiveness is… Not: Forgetting Phil. 4:13 Denying, excusing or minimizing Based on the offender’s apology Releasing the offender from justice

Forgiveness is… A Choice Releasing the offender from payback Trusts God to meter out justice Gives up the right to hurt others

Forgiveness does the following: Remembers God’s forgiveness Eph 4:32 Resists the temptation to demand payback Relates your forgiveness