Greetings in The Mighty Name of Jesus, The Christ!!!
Forgiveness Of Sin
Brothers and Sisters, how far does Forgiveness go? Is there a Limit on Asking?
Matthew 18:21-22 KJV
"21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven."
There is a Clause to Forgiveness and that is We must Forgive Others who Sin against Us. It does not matter What the Sin is, but We Must have Forgiveness in Our Hearts towards them, even it they continue to Sin Against Us. This does not mean that you have to be Friends with them or even Like Them or even be Around Them, the Forgiveness is For Our Sakes mostly. We can not Harbor Unforgiveness within Ourselves, The Father will not Accept You, if You do not Forgive!!
Matthew 6:14-15 KJV
"14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
It is clear that If We do not Forgive those who Sin Against Us, that We Church, will Not Be Forgiven!!! Now, what does that mean… Your Salvation is at stack if You do not Forgive Others as You have been Forgiven Your Sins!
Matthew 18:23-35 KJV
"23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. 28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. 29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. 31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. 32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: 33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? 34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. 35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses."
We do not clearly know What The Father will do to us, does it deal with Our Salvation, or something else. Jesus has Covered with His Blood, to Forgive Us Our Sins, but, what happens when you Sin afterwards…
I know every day I ask Jesus for His Forgiveness of My Sins, because there are Sins that We Commit Unknowingly and Knowingly. The Scriptures tell us that Jesus is Long Suffering for Our Sake…Why? It is because while we Live in this World Sin is in these body’s, to do it’s own will against The Spirit, every day until we go home.
2 Peter 3:9 KJV
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
Jesus does not want any to Suffer the Lake Of Fire for their Sins, He Long Awaits for Our Asking for Forgiveness and for Us to Forgive Those as He has Forgiven Us.
Again, every day I ask for Forgiveness, another reason is that The Model Prayer that Jesus gave it says…
Matthew 6:12 KJV
“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors."
Debts and Sin can be equal in understanding. We must understand, that The Father and Jesus look at Sin in different ways then we do. There are many things that The Father and Jesus and The Holy Spirit Hate, but because of Jesus we are Forgiven.
For an example, I used to catch and eat catfish all of the time. Then one day while cleaning a catfish, The Holy Spirit brought to mind the Scriptures about Unclean Fish that we are not eat. I Repent, I Asked for Forgiveness for eat these fish and I have not eaten them since. I will let you do the Research on this.
But my point is, there are things that We Do that are Considered Sin to The Godhead that we may not realize or do not know that they are Sin. I would strongly suggest that Every Day you Ask For Forgiveness Of Sins. If it is something You are doing, The Holy Spirit will show You in His Time what it is that You need to Stop Doing.
Do not Misunderstand what I am saying, this is NOT a Catholic thing, where they go and confess there sins, No, this is a Daily Acknowledgement that Sin surrounds us daily and the way our society is, it would be easy to sin and not even realize that you have.
We are to be Clean From Sin in The Eyes of The Father, Jesus took care of Our Past Sins from the Day We Accepted Him as Savior, but after that We can still Sin and we need to Ask for Forgiveness. Some of you think that once you are Saved, once You have Accepted Jesus as Savior, your good to go and Nothing can take that away from you. But I tell you, if you live with such Pride, you condemn yourselves. Some Pridefully say, “I am a Sinner Saved By Grace”, Yes, we are, but let Not Pride or Arrogance trap you in a Sin!!!
Brothers and Sisters, Examine Yourselves, Every Day, to Know Who You Are In Jesus, that Forgiveness must be a Daily Walk For Us as The Church.
Amen and Amen!!!
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