6. Matthew 5:21-26

7. Brothers sometimes get angry

8. Matthew 5:21-26 Brothers sometimes get angry Raca

9. Matthew 5:21-26 Brothers sometimes get angry Raca = empty-headed; good for nothing

10. Matthew 5:21-26 Brothers sometimes get angry Raca = empty-headed; good for nothing Fool

11. Matthew 5:21-26 Brothers sometimes get angry Raca = empty-headed; good for nothing Fool = a person who lacks good sense

12. Matthew 5:21-26 Brothers sometimes get angry Raca = empty-headed; good for nothing Fool = a person who lacks good sense Brothers are sometimes driven apart

13. Matthew 5:21-26 Brothers sometimes get angry Raca = empty-headed; good for nothing Fool = a person who lacks good sense Brothers are sometimes driven apart They need to be reconciled

14. Acts 7:26

15. Acts 7:26 Moses tried to “reconcile them in peace, saying, ‘Men, you are brethren, why do you injure one another?’”

16. KJV: “set them at one again”

17. Acts 7:26 Moses tried to “reconcile them in peace, saying, ‘Men, you are brethren, why do you injure one another?’” KJV: “set them at one again” John 17:21 Jesus prayed “that they might all be one.”

19. Colossians 3:12-13

20. So as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:12-13

21. a heart of compassion So as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:12-13

22. kindness So as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:12-13

23. humility So as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:12-13

24. gentleness and patience So as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:12-13

25. gentleness and patience bearing with one another So as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:12-13

26. forgiving each other So as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:12-13

28. Decide Now To Forgive

34. I Will Forgive

35. What that person (or those people) did was wrong, and it hurt me very much. I Will Forgive

36. What that person (or those people) did was wrong, and it hurt me very much. But I will not hold it against them, I will not try to get back at them, and I will not hate them for it. I Will Forgive

37. What that person (or those people) did was wrong, and it hurt me very much. But I will not hold it against them, I will not try to get back at them, and I will not hate them for it. I will not demand anything further from them to make up for what was done to me. I Will Forgive

38. What that person (or those people) did was wrong, and it hurt me very much. But I will not hold it against them, I will not try to get back at them, and I will not hate them for it. I will not demand anything further from them to make up for what was done to me. I will truly and fully give grace… I Will Forgive

39. What that person (or those people) did was wrong, and it hurt me very much. But I will not hold it against them, I will not try to get back at them, and I will not hate them for it. I will not demand anything further from them to make up for what was done to me. I will truly and fully give grace to my loved ones, to my church family, to my friends, and even to my enemies. I Will Forgive

40. What that person (or those people) did was wrong, and it hurt me very much. But I will not hold it against them, I will not try to get back at them, and I will not hate them for it. I will not demand anything further from them to make up for what was done to me. I will truly and fully give grace to my loved ones, to my church family, to my friends, and even to my enemies. I will forgive even as I know that I myself need forgiveness. I Will Forgive