True Forgiveness

[441 words] “For if you forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (Matthew 6:14-15).”Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent’ you shall forgive him” (Luke 17:3-4). Often people will quote the first set of passages and thus conclude that forgiveness must be extended in a “blank check” fashion. The Lord is stating that you must forgive sin or trespass from others if you expect God to do the same for you. Question: Does God forgive you without you repenting and asking for forgiveness? No, He doesn’t. The second passage from Luke tells us how forgiveness is…