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The Book of Hebrews quotes Jeremiah 31:31 abGod promised a New Covenant under a new Disp

brought about by Christs Death on The Cro

Hebrews says that New Covenant is NOW I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, a

sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no

Hebrews 8:12

LUKE 23:34

As Jesus was breathing His lastFather, forgi

for they know not what they do

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Ephesians 4:32And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving on

just as God in Christ forgave you.

FORGIVENESS...WHAT IS IT???

IT IS BEHAVING TOWARD SOMEONE WHO WRONGED YO

THOUGH IT NEVER HAPPENED...ITS FORGETTING!!

Its the perfume the trampled flowercasts back on the foot that crushes it.

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Its not that God actually "forgets" -- He simply choremember our sins!

Obviously...you are not going to actually forget wro

you....you simply will choose not to remember

Paul is saying: "we must forgive one another in thGod forgives us...by forgetting.

GOD CHOOSES TO FORGIVE

TRESPASSESIn Jere 31:34 said under this New Covenant

WILL REMEMBER THEIR SINMORE.GODS SON PAID THE DEBT

IT NEVER HAPPENED!!!

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One Christian lady wronged an

intervened

The one wronged said: "Well, her, but I never want to have a

do with her."

WHAT IF GOD FORGAVE US AWAY???

Bury the hatchet is an American colloquialism meaning "tThe phrase is an allusion to the figurative or literal practice

away the tomahawk at the end of wars among Native Amer

It has come to mean: To FORGIVE or to bury the matter....&never happened!

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READERS DIGEST: A soldier named Paul received his wife's letter confessingunfaithfulness...But Paul got wounded in battle...AMNESIA...his wife was afrain the hospital...Doctor said, "Don't fear...he doesn't remember a thing...."

2Corinthians 5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ, recoworld unto himself, not imputing their trespasses untohath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

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WHEN GODFORGIVES US...HE

HASVOLUNTEERED

AMNESIA!!

SO MUSTWE!

HE CHOFORFOR

With this God-like attitude...we can rerelationships!

They'll be stronger than ever!!

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SOMEONE SAYS: "HOW MANY TIMES SHAFORGIVE?" ( MATT. 18:21- 22)

Its doubtful that Jesus meant literally 490 TIMHe meant an infinite number of times!!

Surely, we are not going to keep records so th#491 we say: "ALRIGHT, THATS IT.....NO MO

By the time you have forgiven me 70x7... youthe habit of forgiving!!

I'm persuaded thats what Jesus meant!

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Now look at: LUKE 17:3-4Here Jesus says we must forgive IF he repe

However, even if he doesn't...you must still manifes& tenderness toward him!

Jesus never gave us license to be mean & ugly towMATT. 5:44-46

VENGEANCE DOES NOT BELONG TO US

Romans 12:19-21 (NKJV)19Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lo

20Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty

drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his h21

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with g

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BEING ABLE TO FORGIVE IS A MARK OF OUR M

IN CHRIST!

"To err is human...to forgive is Divine."

God is forgiving because of His "SPIRITUAL QU

YOU & I TAKE ON "THE DIVINE NATURE O

WHEN WE FORGIVE!

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Forgiveness was not difficult for Joseph...

FORGAVE HIS WICKED BROTHERS WHO

HIM INTO SLAVERY!

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Forgiveness was not difficult for David... H

FORGAVE KING SAUL WHO TRIED TO KILL

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Forgiveness was not difficult for Stephen... "F

lay not this sin...."

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MATT. 6:14-15 For if you forgive men their trespaheavenly Father will also forgive you: But if you fmen their trespasses, neither will your Father for

trespasses.HE WHO DOES NOT FORGIVE OTHERS BBRIDGE TO GOD'S FORGIVENESS

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CONCLUSION:

A mother sought Napoleon's pardon for her soEmperor said that it was the boy's second offen

JUSTICE demanded death! The mother replied: "for JUSTICE...I plead for MERCY." The Emperor re

"But he doesn't deserve MERCY." The mother c"SIR, IT WOULD NOT BE MERCY IF HE DESERV

MERCY IS WHAT I ASK FOR

NAPOLEON GOT THE POINT -- THE BOY WAS RE

WHEN YOU STAND IN JUDGMENT, DO YOUJUSTICE OR MERCY?

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