Forgive One Another
August 4, 2024
Colossians 3:13, Matthew 18:21-35
Sermon in a Nutshell
Forgive one another because we have been forgiven and in the way we have been forgiven
Sermon Takeaways
- Forgiveness is “following Christ's example and teaching in response to being sinned against by absorbing the debt of the wrongdoing instead of making the wrongdoer pay, and seeking out the most relational restoration that is available and wise.”
- Vertical or “attitudinal” forgiveness: Absorbing the debt and forfeiting your right to recompense – a Christlike response that flows from being forgiven ourselves
- Horizontal or “relational” forgiveness: Restoring the relationship – requires engagement with and repentance by the wrongdoer.
- Christlike forgiveness requires Christlike obedience, Christlike compassion, and Christlike sacrifice