Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34)Would you allow yourself to stand in Jesus’ shoes for a moment? You are an innocent person sentenced...
Melinda Eye Cooper
Nobody’s perfect. We all "err" and need forgiveness. I’ve made some big mistakes in life. We all I’ve wished I could turn back the hands of time and fix things more often than I’d like to admit. ...
Anne Peterson
Looking to forgive someone and get free of bitterness and pain? Here are six biblical steps toward true forgiveness....
Blair Parke
It happens to the best of us: someone has hurt you in some way and you have to chart that long, complicated path toward forgiveness. Getting to the point of forgiveness can be a journey in itself;...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
If you live long enough in this life – and trust me, you don’t need to live too long – at some point, you are going to get hurt by someone. They are going to say or do something that will be offensive...
Forgiveness is something all of us want to receive but most of us hesitate to give. Jesus makes it clear, however, that we can’t have it without giving it....
Blair Parke
Raise your hand if you have ever been accused of holding a grudge. If you didn’t raise your hand, we all could take a lesson from you on forgiving and forgetting.A grudge is defined as “being unwillin...
Jessica Brodie
The good news is that God will forgive our sins. In the early days, people sacrificed animals and did other rituals to make up for their wrongdoings, but these things had to be done over and over agai...
So how do we forgive someone while still mending a broken heart? Can we lift up a prayer for forgiveness when it seems that the person who has hurt us has taken all of our words away?...
Cindy Collier
How do you forgive when there is no remorseful apology because the person feels they have done nothing wrong? How do you forgive if you see no change in the person’s behavior and the hurt continues re...
Connor Salter
Here is a look at what seventy times seven mean, and how it fits into the Bible’s teachings about sin, repentance, forgiveness, and rebuke....
Frank Santora
“Then Peter came to Him and said, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy...
Debbie W. Wilson
On this walk of faith, we will all stumble at times. We struggle against our own sin nature, and the powers at work against us. But, blessedly, Jesus has a lot to say about forgiveness. Let's tak...
Aaron Brown
The more we can see everyone as being made in God’s image, the less we will see them as an enemy (Genesis 1:26). Praying for others will be easier, and in turn, there may be less persecution, at the v...
Frank Santora
Many people struggle with the effects of their past mistakes, such as saying words in haste or anger that damage relationships, or making life-altering decisions which ended in failure or disappointme...
Mike Leake
Jesus is showing that forgiveness is at the heart of His new community. One cannot merely offer outward expressions of religiosity. There needed to be real inward transformation. If you hate your brot...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Jesus spends a lot of his earthly ministry teaching his disciples about the importance of forgiveness. This can be seen most clearly in the parable of the unmerciful servant. In this story, one servan...
Emma Danzey
When we consider the words “No trespassing” in our modern culture, this means that there is a clear boundary established that we are not legally allowed to break. In a similar way, and biblically spea...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
We know the Bible tells us "love keeps no record of wrong," but how do we actually practice that? Do we need to practice that when dealing with toxic people? Fortunately, the Bible gives us further in...
Stephanie Englehart
Through the gospel, we are now capable of forgiving others because Jesus has first forgiven us (Ephesians 4:32). Being forgiven by the risen Christ means we now have the power to fight the enemy’s tem...