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Luke 23:34 " 'Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do' ".
Read Matthew 6:14, 15. What powerful message is Jesus giving to us here? What is He saying that is so full of eternal consequence for all of us?
Jesus taught His disciples to pray: " 'Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors' ". Then He insisted that if we do not wish to forgive, God will not forgive us.
The thought is terrifying. After all, we all are sinners, and thus we all need divine forgiveness. Thus, we all must learn to forgive if we want to be forgiven ourselves!
Forgiveness is so important because it
Luke 23:34 " 'Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do' ".
Read Matthew 6:14, 15. What powerful message is Jesus giving to us here? What is He saying that is so full of eternal consequence for all of us?
Jesus taught His disciples to pray: " 'Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors' ". Then He insisted that if we do not wish to forgive, God will not forgive us.
The thought is terrifying. After all, we all are sinners, and thus we all need divine forgiveness. Thus, we all must learn to forgive if we want to be forgiven ourselves!
Forgiveness is so important because it