Forgiven to Forgive
John 7:38 Jesus said: He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.
BEFORE & AFTER John 7:38! If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive.
heart! Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Strong's Number: g2836 Greek: koilia! In John 7:38 it stands metaphorically for the innermost part of man, the soul, the heart. - as the seat of thought, choice, feeling
heart! Theological Dictionary of the New Testament The sense of inward part is present in John 7:38. When Jesus quenches the inner thirst of believers, their refreshed inner being becomes a source of wider refreshing (cf. Isa 58:11; Zech 14:8; Ezek 47:1 ff.) in an outflow to others.!
Matthew 6: 14 Jesus said: For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
BEFORE Matthew 6: 14! And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
AFTER Matthew 6: 14 Jesus said: For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.! But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
! Parable of the unforgiving debtor! Matthew 18: 21-35 (New Living Translation)
Peter came to him and asked, Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?
No, not seven times, Jesus replied, but seventy times seven! Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him.
In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars. He couldn t pay, so his master ordered that he be sold along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned to pay the debt.
But the man fell down before his master and begged him, Please, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.
Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt.
But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment.
His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. Be patient with me, and I will pay it, he pleaded.
But his creditor wouldn t wait. He had the man arrested and put in prison until the debt could be paid in full.
When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him everything that had happened.
Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me. Shouldn t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?
Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt.
That s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart.
How to forgive from your heart! 1. Go to Jesus and drink BEFORE and AFTER you re offended.
Luke 17:1! Then He [Jesus] said to the disciples, It is impossible that no offenses should come
How to forgive from your heart! 1. Go to Jesus and drink BEFORE and AFTER you re offended. 2. Accept a wrong has occurred.
How to forgive from your heart! 1. Go to Jesus and drink BEFORE and AFTER you re offended. 2. Accept a wrong has occurred. 3. Recognise the wrong has created a debt for repayment.
How to forgive from your heart! 1. Go to Jesus and drink BEFORE and AFTER you re offended. 2. Accept a wrong has occurred. 3. Recognise the wrong has created a debt for repayment. 4. Choose (rather than feel) to release your offender from that debt and to cover the loss yourself.
! By avoiding the unforgiving debtor s 1 st fatal mistake:
He forgot the LORD His God, who rescued him.
Exodus 13:3! So Moses said to the people, This is a day to remember forever the day you left Egypt, the place of your slavery. Today the LORD has brought you out by the power of his mighty hand.
Judges 2:10! After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the LORD or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.
! Avoid the unforgiving debtor s 2 nd fatal mistake:
He forgot to go back and drink the Living Water.
Proverbs 28:13! He who covers his sin will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
! Avoid the unforgiving debtor s 3 rd fatal mistake:
He failed to wait (upon the Lord). Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: It is mine to avenge; I will repay, says the Lord. (Rom 12:19)
Malachi 2:17 & 3:5 (NLT) You have wearied the LORD with your words. You have wearied him by asking, Where is the God of justice? At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me, says the LORD of Heaven s Armies.
Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
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Forgiven to Forgive