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Jn 13:34-35
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Lk 23:33-34
And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.
Ac 7:60
And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
GLORY!!
Grace and forgiveness are imperative to bringing glory to God in our lives!
Passing on His Forgiveness
Even though we deserve final judgment, we believers have been forgiven of our sins, COMPLETELY, and once for all!! Col 2:13-14
How can we then hold back forgiveness from others???
Pr 19:11 NKJV
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
And his glory is to overlook a transgression.
The Glory of His Grace
When you choose to overlook the sin of another person, that’s Christ’s light shining like a visible glow from within you. The example you exhibit by overlooking someone else’s transgression is like a gleaming ornament (“glory” in Pr 19:11); a light in the darkness of this world. You are then living in the Light of Christ. Pr 19:11, Mt 5:14-16
Pr 19:11 NKJV
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
And his glory is to overlook a transgression.
Granted His Power and Perspective!
We believers are new creatures in Christ; and as such, we’ve been granted His power to live a new life; a GODLY life! 2Co 5:17-19
1 Co 13:5 NASU
Love… does not take into account a wrong suffered,
Col 2:13-14
And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.
His Precious Person
In short, it took PERFECTION to satisfy the holiness of God; something we could never, ever offer to God.
1 Co 6:20
For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
Eph 3:19
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
You’re Emotions Aren’t Your Life
– blog 7/28/23
When your emotions define your life, you have no lasting peace.
Pr 19:11 NKJV
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
And his glory is to overlook a transgression.