A Forgiving Heart

Greg Gwin
01/24/16 - Attitude

Can you forgive your brother one time? Maybe twice? Three strikes and you're out! NO! "Take heed to yourselves! If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him," (Luke 17: 3 & 4). Even seven times will not ultimately be enough. Peter 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 times seven,'" (Matthew 18: 21 & 22). A genuine, forgiving heart is hard to attain but we must strive for it. Think!