Wrong Attitudes- An Unforgiving Spirit, Part 4 (TMF:600)

Peace to Live By: Wrong Attitudes- An Unforgiving Spirit, Part 4 (TMF:600) - Daniel Litton
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       In Matthew chapter 18, Jesus told the story of the man who had been forgiven much, but refused to forgive those who owed him little. Remember that story? And Jesus said at the end of it: “Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt. So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart” (Matthew 18:32-35, ESV). When we don't forgive others in our hearts, God will not hear us. And Satan loves this. If he can break our fellowship with God, he has a accomplished a great thing in his eyes. In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus told us to pray, “Forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors.” It is a requirement when we pray to God that we have forgiven others the offenses they've committed against us, no matter what the offense. This is because of what Jesus has done for us, going all the way to the cross for all our sins against God.