Forgive and Move On
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In life, you will go through trials. You’ve gotta know how to forgive and move on.
This class is medicine for me also. It’s a lesson for all of us.
Matthew 5:7, 9 - blessed are the merciful, blessed are the peacemakers
the weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
David was a murderer and an adulterer
Peter denied Christ 3 times
Paul killed believers in Christ before he was converted
God forgave them.
Ecclesiasticus 28:2-7 - ear hatred against, but seek pardon from the lord)
we expect perfection from others while being comfortable with our own imperfections.
Forgiveness represents the Heavenly Father. That’s why his son was sent to bury our past.
the definition of forgiveness (vocabulary.com)
When you examine the 10 commandments (put 10 commandments on screen) - the first 4 are sins against God, the last 6 is sins against man. How you do man is indicative of how you do God
1 John 4:20-21 - How can he say he loves God who he has not seen
Matthew 5:43-48 - Love thine enemies, bless those that curse you
Definition of grudge
Luke 17:3-6 - forgive your neighbor seven times
Mark 11:25-26 - if you have an aught against someone just forgive them
Why does God tell us to do this?
Ephesians 4:31-32 - put away all evil speaking and bitterness and forgive as Christ has forgiven you. Paul was giving us his advice to stay away from bitterness before it gets a hold on our personality.
Hebrews 12:14-15 - Root of bitterness - root grows into a tree and takes over your life. Every thought is about how someone did you. Every post is about a situation you can’t let go. You’re miserable to be around because it’s always negativity & drama that follows you. Something just eats away at your spirit.
Definition of bitter
Bitter people are easy to recognize. They are often feeling depressed about something that happened in their life, and often it is something from their distant past. Being unable to let go of that event has led them to a life of unforgiveness, even over the tiniest of happenings.
Video on bitterness (play at 1:14)
ALL CAMPS are wicked. Don't know who they are, don't know what they teach. ALL CAMPS are wicked.
In other words, take to heart the popular phrase, “Let go and let God,” whenever you are hurt and sad and angry and want so badly to hurt the one who hurt you. God will repay. It is not up to us to repay. It is up to us to forgive, so we can live lives of peace and contentment and happiness. For how can a person feel comforted if holding onto negative emotions of revenge?
when we are hurt or disappointed in life, try to see it from the other person’s point of view. Oftentimes, we find that the other person did not mean to harm us. Be empathetic.
don’t take everything personally, everything is not always about you, most of the time people are not out to get you, understand where the other person is coming from, and finally, remember to “let go and let God.”
Forgive and let go. Forget and move on.
How to fix this:
#1 - Examine WHY you are bitter. Get to the bottom of it.
#2 - Focus on the positive
#3 - Let go of the past and focus on your future (that will allow you to live in the present)
Ecclesiasticus 30:23-24 - wrath and envy shortens the life
Genesis 33:1-17 - If the devil can forgive us, why can’t we forgive each other? Esau forgives Jacob, but they don’t reconcile
Esau has reluctantly accepted Jacob’s gift and it seems like all is forgiven. If this were a fairytale, we would expect that they would ride off into the sunset together and live happily ever after. But this isn’t a fairytale, and that’s not what happens. Esau has forgiven Jacob, but they aren't reconciled.
Jacob was still afraid of Esau.
Unfortunately, as open and welcoming as Esau appeared to be, Jacob still feared his brother. Jacob will always wonder if Esau really forgave him or if he is still harboring some anger that will erupt one day in a murderous rage against Jacob and his children.
Jacob is forgiven by Esau, but they aren’t really reconciled. So Jacob again lies to his brother in order to get away from him, and the two of them never truly reconnect.
This episode highlights the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation. While these two are closely linked, there is a distinction. I can forgive someone completely for what they’ve done, but still be wary that they may do it again. Their actions may have hurt me so deeply that we can never fully reconcile: we can never have the kind of relationship that we had before because it has been fractured.
Imagine for a minute that your relationship is like a piece of paper: when you hurt the other person, you rip the paper in two. The other person can forgive you and tape the paper back together, but it’s not the same as it was before.
Jacob and Esau will never be as close as they were as young children because Jacob has ripped the paper too many times. Esau keeps trying to tape it up with forgiveness, but there will always be a rift between them, because they have never truly reconciled.
God not only forgives us; He makes reconciliation possible. We have torn our paper with God more times than we can count. God’s forgiveness keeps taping the paper back up, but it’s gotten to the point that it’s now more tape than paper. What Jesus Christ did, in His sacrificial death on the cross, was to give us a brand new sheet of paper altogether. God sees us as a pure sheet with no tears at all. God sees us with all the righteousness of Jesus Christ.
Through Christ, we are not only forgiven of our sin—we are truly reconciled with God.
Ecclesiasticus 6:1 - Instead of a friend become not an enemy
1 Peter 3:8-11 - don’t render evil for evil
Put your purpose above your problems
That will help you get past your issues
Matthew 18:21-35 - parable of unmerciful servant (forgive seventy times seven) oh you won’t forgive him for what he did? I won’t forgive you either
Genesis 50:14-21 - Joseph forgave his brothers who sold him into slavery. So what is so great that you can’t forgive? Joseph’s brothers attempt to murder him and sell him into slavery. Years later (after many ups and downs in another country) the brothers are at his mercy. Amazingly Joseph forgives them and shows kindness and love to them! He brings their whole family to Egypt so he can continue to provide for them.
Galatians 6:1 - if a man is overtaken in a fault, ye who are spiritual restore them in meekness
Practice empathy - feel their hurt
James 4:1 - From whence come wars and fightings among you - come it not of your own lusts?
You have to learn how to forgive yourself (living in guilt)
One of the hardest people to forgive is yourself
Ecclesiasticus 20:1-2 - Better to reprove than to be angry secretly
Matt 18:15-17 - (why it’s written the way that it is)
Sirach 16:5-12 - Don’t get Christian and think God will always forgive you no matter what so you keep sinning. You don’t know when you’ll reach your limit with TMH.
2 Samuel 12:13-14 - even though the Lord forgave David, there was still consequences.
John 13:34-35 - A new commandment I give you that you love one another
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Verses Not Used
Proverbs 10:12 - hatred stirs strife but love conquers all
blow the spark it shall burn
Luke 23:34 - father forgive them they know not what they do
Daniel 9:9 - to the lord belong mercy & forgiveness
love of many shall wax coal
Ephesians 4:26 - be ye angry and sin not
Acts 9:13-16 - He is a chosen vessel unto me
Psalm 32:5 - i confess my sin, my iniquity i have not hid. Remember this during day of atonement.
Psalm 130:3-4 - God isn’t keeping a big book of our screw-ups. His forgiveness frees us to serve Him and revere Him.
Prayer of Manessah 1:6-12 - TMH gives repentance to sinners
Philemon 1:10-12, 17-19 - Paul told Philemon to give Onesimus a pass on his behalf (forgiveness through a mutual friend)