{"id":3743,"date":"2020-09-10T12:24:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T12:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/?p=3743"},"modified":"2020-09-10T12:24:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T12:24:46","slug":"the-importance-of-forgiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/?p=3743","title":{"rendered":"the importance of forgiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3744 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/jesus-4336337_1920-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/jesus-4336337_1920-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/jesus-4336337_1920-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/jesus-4336337_1920-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/jesus-4336337_1920-1536x867.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/jesus-4336337_1920-624x352.jpg 624w, https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/jesus-4336337_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Through the death on the cross of Jesus Christ, if you asked Him for forgiveness for your sins, you have also received forgiveness. We should and may pass this on to our fellow men. Forgiveness and healing are the two most important elements of the good news, the gospel.<\/p>\n<p>In the following verses Jesus explains this very precisely. It begins with the fact that it probably requires an everlasting readiness and in the parable he describes how much we have been forgiven and at the same time also the hardness of heart and consequences if we ourselves do not forgive.<\/p>\n<p>Some things are easier and some things are very, very difficult to let go of, because they had deep wounds and personally severe consequences for you. Forgiving begins with a decision of the will and the feelings or healing you need comes from your loving Father in Heaven, through the power of the Holy Spirit here on earth. So there is a lot of hope for your tortured soul to come to rest again. Negative feelings and thoughts like anger, bitterness, jealousy, envy etc. fly away and a deep peace comes. You can call this a miracle. The book by Peter Horrobin &#8220;The most powerful prayer on earth&#8221; could be a great help in this process. It leads you to freedom !!<\/p>\n<p>Matthew 18<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"en-AMP-23749\" class=\"text Matt-18-21\">Forgiveness<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em><span class=\"text Matt-18-21\"><sup class=\"versenum\">21\u00a0<\/sup>Then Peter came to Him and asked, \u201cLord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I forgive him and let it go? Up to seven times?\u201d <\/span> <span id=\"en-AMP-23750\" class=\"text Matt-18-22\"><sup class=\"versenum\">22\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus answered him, <span class=\"woj\">\u201cI say to you, not up to seven times, but seventy times seven.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em><span id=\"en-AMP-23751\" class=\"text Matt-18-23\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">23\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cTherefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.<\/span> <\/span> <span id=\"en-AMP-23752\" class=\"text Matt-18-24\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">24\u00a0<\/sup>When he began the accounting, one who owed him 10,000 <sup class=\"footnote\" data-fn=\"#fen-AMP-23752i\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-AMP-23752i&quot; title=&quot;See footnote i&quot;&gt;i&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a style=\"color: #0000ff\" title=\"See footnote i\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=matthew+18&amp;version=AMP#fen-AMP-23752i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">i<\/a>]<\/sup>talents was brought to him.<\/span> <\/span> <span id=\"en-AMP-23753\" class=\"text Matt-18-25\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">25\u00a0<\/sup>But because he could not repay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and his children and everything that he possessed, and payment to be made.<\/span> <\/span> <span id=\"en-AMP-23754\" class=\"text Matt-18-26\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">26\u00a0<\/sup>So the slave fell on his knees and begged him, saying, \u2018Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.\u2019<\/span> <\/span> <span id=\"en-AMP-23755\" class=\"text Matt-18-27\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">27\u00a0<\/sup>And his master\u2019s heart was moved with compassion and he released him and forgave him<\/span> [canceling] <span class=\"woj\">the debt.<\/span> <\/span> <span id=\"en-AMP-23756\" class=\"text Matt-18-28\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">28\u00a0<\/sup>But that same slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him <sup class=\"footnote\" data-fn=\"#fen-AMP-23756j\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-AMP-23756j&quot; title=&quot;See footnote j&quot;&gt;j&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a style=\"color: #0000ff\" title=\"See footnote j\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=matthew+18&amp;version=AMP#fen-AMP-23756j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">j<\/a>]<\/sup>a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began choking him, saying, \u2018Pay what you owe!\u2019<\/span> <\/span> <span id=\"en-AMP-23757\" class=\"text Matt-18-29\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">29\u00a0<\/sup>So his fellow slave fell on his knees and begged him earnestly, \u2018Have patience with me and I will repay you.\u2019<\/span> <\/span> <span id=\"en-AMP-23758\" class=\"text Matt-18-30\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">30\u00a0<\/sup>But he was unwilling and he went and had him thrown in prison until he paid back the debt.<\/span> <\/span> <span id=\"en-AMP-23759\" class=\"text Matt-18-31\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">31\u00a0<\/sup>When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and they went and reported to their master<\/span> [with clarity and in detail] <span class=\"woj\">everything that had taken place.<\/span> <\/span> <span id=\"en-AMP-23760\" class=\"text Matt-18-32\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">32\u00a0<\/sup>Then his master called him and said to him, \u2018You wicked and contemptible slave, I forgave all that<\/span> [great] <span class=\"woj\">debt of yours because you begged me.<\/span> <\/span> <span id=\"en-AMP-23761\" class=\"text Matt-18-33\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">33\u00a0<\/sup>Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave<\/span> [who owed you little by comparison], <span class=\"woj\">as I had mercy on you?\u2019<\/span> <\/span> <span id=\"en-AMP-23762\" class=\"text Matt-18-34\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">34\u00a0<\/sup>And in wrath his master turned him over to the torturers (jailers) until he paid all that he owed.<\/span> <\/span> <span id=\"en-AMP-23763\" class=\"text Matt-18-35\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">35\u00a0<\/sup>My heavenly Father will also do the same to<\/span> [every one of] <span class=\"woj\">you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>AMP Version<\/p>\n<p>May you be able to let go of the past and may you have good relationships with all your family members in the natural and with your brothers and sisters in the fathers kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>shalom &#8211; nothing missing * nothing broken<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through the death on the cross of Jesus Christ, if you asked Him for forgiveness for your sins, you have also received forgiveness. We should and may pass this on to our fellow men. Forgiveness and healing are the two most important elements of the good news, the gospel. In the following verses Jesus explains [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3743"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3746,"href":"https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3743\/revisions\/3746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lionchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}