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Introduction
Recap Series
Week 1 - Attitude of Prayer - Humble / Prideful Prayer
Week 2 - Our Father in Heaven - Honoring God’s Name
Week 3 - Your Kingdom Come - Picture of God’s kingdom looking at
Week 4 - Our Daily Bread - Relying on God, Hoarding for ourselves eternal things
I am not sure about you, that message helped me this week as I would look at things and think, makes no difference in the kingdom of God
I do not need to be upset.
Today - A Forgiven Heart, Forgives...
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And forgive us our debts,
Forgive = stop blaming or taking an offense
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Debts = sin that has incurred a debt with or injury against
we have a severed relationship with God due to our sin.
Speak about two weeks ago the picture of the Garden
Debtors = sinners, or person that has incurred a debt with injury against
Greek Grammar indicates that the disciple prays for forgiveness only after having expressed forgiveness to others.
all major translations agree, except KJV which reads, “As we forgive” instead of, “have forgiven.”
This is actually a dangerous part of the prayer…
that would make it a works salvation… your salvation is not based on you, but on the work that Jesus did
think about this last week and the people that you interacted with, do you want God to forgive you the same way that you have forgiven those you interacted with?
Nobody will boast about what they have done…
“I forgave so many people…” I forgave somebody that did this to me...”
This is actually a dangerous part of the prayer…
think about this last week and the people that you interacted with, do you want God to forgive you the same way that you have forgiven those you interacted with?
Forgiveness is Evidence
Forgiveness is Evidence
We like evidence of things...
When we are little… we began to demand evidence; “Prove it!”
unless it is something that you agree with
politically if we hear something that agrees with our political slant, we are more likely to believe it.
If we have been told something that we question, we want proof of its validity
The t-shirt theology or social media thing that you would share, is “if you were prosecuted on being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?”
Here is your evidence for your life… do you have a forgiving heart?
“For if you forgive others their offenses, your heavenly Father will forgive you as well.
15 But if you don’t forgive others, your Father will not forgive your offenses.
this is still a part of the sermon on the mount, as Jesus is teaching about prayer.
almost as I am teaching this prayer to you, let me clarify this one point
this is how important this is…
6:14–15 God forgives those who are truly repentant.
True repentance results in a willingness to forgive others.
he has to make sure that the disciples understand
We are getting dangerously close to sounding like a works gospel here… as if this must happen in order to be saved.
I have told you more time than I can count that we do not have to get ourselves “right” in order to come to God…
Only God can clean us up…
One commentary says it this way…
6:14–15 God forgives those who are truly repentant.
True repentance results in a willingness to forgive others.
6:14–15 God forgives those who are truly repentant.
True repentance results in a willingness to forgive others.
This is what I have meant when I say that repentance is not simply acknowledging your sin… repentance is turning from it
if you do not truly repent, your heart is not changed, if there is no heart change, there is no forgiveness
14 “For if you forgive others their offenses, your heavenly Father will forgive you as well.
15 But if you don’t forgive others, your Father will not forgive your offenses.
Our salvation is evident by our willingness to forgive...
This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commands.
What have we been commanded?
Jesus said summarized the law into two;
Love God with everything
Love your neighbor as yourself
A Christian should have a forgiving heart, and want to forgive others as they have been forgiven.
This is not saying that we must forgive in order to be forgiven...
that would make it a works salvation… your salvation is not based on you, but on the work that Jesus did
Nobody will boast about what they have done…
“I forgave so many people…” I forgave somebody that did this to me...”
If you are unwilling to forgive others, there is no forgiveness of others found in you, you may not be saved.
This is not saying that we must forgive in order to be forgiven...
that would make it a works salvation… your salvation is not based on you, but on the work that Jesus did
The one who says, “I have come to know him,” and yet doesn’t keep his commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Nobody will boast about what they have done…
“I forgave so many people…” I forgave somebody that did this to me...”
So back to our prayer… And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
This is actually a dangerous part of the prayer…
think about this last week and the people that you interacted with, do you want God to forgive you the same way that you have forgiven those you interacted with?
Forgiveness is Lavished
Lavished is not a word that I use very often… maybe you do, just not one that I use everyday.
I was thinking about the grace of God, the forgiveness that he has shown me over my life, my week… that is the word that came to mind… Lavished
Lavished = (of a person) very generous or extravagant: he was lavish with his hospitality.
God lavishes his love on us… we referenced this verse last week
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us, 5 made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in trespasses.
You are saved by grace!
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us, 5 made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in trespasses.
You are saved by grace! 6
God lavishes his abundant love on us…
Illustrate with Jesus eating at the Pharisee Simons house...
“A creditor had two debtors.
One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42 Since they could not pay it back, he graciously forgave them both.
So, which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered, “I suppose the one he forgave more.”
“You have judged correctly,” he told him.
Saying it this way, makes sense to us…
We understand this because it is terms of owing, we have all had great bills… We can picture having a great bill and just imagine if it was cancelled.
if it was much less, we would appreciate it, but maybe not as much as we would if it was a huge bill
This is not even argued by the Pharisee… yeah sure the one who owes more i guess
44 Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman?
I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she, with her tears, has washed my feet and wiped them with her hair.
45 You gave me no kiss, but she hasn’t stopped kissing my feet since I came in.
46 You didn’t anoint my head with olive oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfume.
47 Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much.
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