Matthew 6:14-15
“If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.”
Mark 11:25
“When you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.”
We will receive God’s forgiveness only when we are willing to forgive others who have wronged us. Being unwilling to forgive shows that we have not understood or benefited from God’s forgiveness.
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Matthew 5:44
“But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!”
Forgiveness means praying for those who hate and hurt us. This releases us from the destructive emotions of anger, bitterness, and revenge.
Ephesians 4:31
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.
An unforgiving attitude not only ruins our relationships, but it also poisons our souls. It is we ourselves who suffer the most from our unforgiveness.
Ephesians 4:32
Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
God’s forgiveness is the motivation and the model for our forgiveness of others. If God has forgiven us, how can we refuse to forgive someone who has wronged us? Our forgiveness, like God’s, is a gift of grace, free to the recipient yet often costly to the giver.
Romans 12:19
Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.
Punishing evildoers is God’s job, not ours, and God can be trusted to administer justice. Therefore, we can remove ourselves from the endless cycle of revenge and retaliation by forgiving.
Luke 23:34
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”
Jesus forgave even those who mocked and killed him. We should be more concerned about our offenders and their relationship with God than about nursing our grudges and self-pity.
1 Peter 3:8-9
Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude. Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing.
When people say hurtful things about us, God calls us to respond by blessing them.
Forgive, because you were forgiven. Without fagiving those who did something against us, we cannot receive forgiveness for our own sins. Pray for your enemies is the very antidote to overcoming unforgiving feelings. Pray for them. Pray for those who love to hurt you.
Bitterness is the outcome of unforgiveness. Bitterness, anger, and sadness accompany those who haven’t been able to forgive. Instead of that, when you forgive, you release your bitterness and anger, and become an instrument of God’s Grace in the lives of those you forgive
Don’t you worry about taking revenge either. God sees it all, and he is the one who takes care of the injustices. Also, it you think someone did to yod something you can’t forgive, be inspired to be like Jesus, who forgave those who killed him. We are called to pay for those who attack us, and to bless them.
In conclusion, we can only forgive those who have hurt us deeply by understanding the forgiveness me received, knowing God is just and faithful to take care of you. Pray for them and through a decision of obedience, bless those who have hurt you by forgiving them.
But in speaking about forgiving people, a question that I often hear is if we should continue to celcome into our lives those who keep bullying and mistreating us.
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