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THIS IS FORGIVENESS
I once invited a guest lecturer to speak to a counseling class I was teaching and ask him to specifically discuss the topic forgiveness. He told a powerful story from his own life that day to illustrate his point that we should forgive.
His brother had many struggles, and
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Holiness
WHAT FORGIVENESS IS NOT
by Dr. Larry Petton (excerpt from my book, "I CAN'T FORGIVE").
Text: Ephesians chapter 4
Ruth Bell Graham described a successful marriage as the "union of two great forgivers."
Forgiveness has been described as, “Me not hurting you, because you
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 30, 2008
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Forgiveness is Freedom
Forgiveness is surrendering my right to hurt you for hurting me. Forgiveness does not pretend there was no offense; it does not dismiss wrongdoing. It does not say, "Oh, that's all right; forget it." True forgiveness is realistic.
Lewis Smedes gave a great definition:
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Greg Buchner on May 8, 2005
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Transient Forgiveness (Illustrations Unlimited)
Two little brothers, Harry and James, had finished supper and were playing until bedtime. Somehow, Harry hit James with a stick, and tears and bitter words followed. Charges and accusations were still being exchanged as their mother prepared them for
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Methodist
Contributed by Bret Toman on Nov 25, 2011
AMAZING FORGIVENESS
Philip Yancey in Rumours of Another World shares a story of the remarkable. The story of an atrocity that happened during the days of apartheid in South Africa and the reconciliation that followed in a court room many years later.
A policeman named Van de Broek recounted an
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Baptist
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THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS
An African woman gave her heart to Christ. Her husband was the chief of a Zulu tribe. When she told him what she had done, the chief beat her brutally. As she was lying in the floor bleeding, the man mocked her and said, “Now, what can your Jesus do for
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2014
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Life assurance is far more valuable and important than life insurance. One famous atheist said, "The one thing I envy about you Christians is that you have someone to forgive you."
A man by the name of Val Patterson died on July 12th of this year due to cancer. He knew the end was coming, so he
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Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 12, 2020
Rabbi David A. Nelson likes to tell the story of two brothers who went to their rabbi to settle a longstanding feud. The rabbi got the two to reconcile their differences and shake hands. As they were about to leave, he asked each one to make a wish for the other in honor of the Jewish New Year. The
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 8, 2020
Once upon a time in their marriage, Saul Rosenberg did something really stupid. Ethel Rosenberg chewed him out for it. He apologized, they made up.
However, from time to time, Ethel would mention what he had done.
"Honey," Saul finally said one day, "why do you keep bringing that up?
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2002
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A FATHER'S FORGIVENESS
In his book, What’s So Amazing About Grace , Phillip Yancey tells the story of Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway grew up in a very devout evangelical family, and yet there he never experienced the grace of Christ. He lived a libertine life that most of us would call "dissolute"…
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Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 9, 2011
FORGIVING FLOWERS
Fifteen years ago in Houston, a man named Ron Flowers accidentally shot school teacher Deirdra Washington through a car window during the course of a failed drug deal and was sent to prison for 35 years. Her family was consumed, destroyed by grief and anger. For 14 years Flowers
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 23, 2007
Illustrations: Forgiveness Is Strength
Christian forgiveness should not be a refusal of strength, but rather ought to manifest an alternative power; Christian love, whether of neighbors or of enemies, should be a sign not of repressed anger and hatred but of anger and hatred confronted and,
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Baptist
Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 24, 2002
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A PREREQUISITE TO FORGIVENESS
A pastor finished his message early one Sunday, (and that pastor was not me) and he wanted to check his congregation’s understanding. So he asked, "Can anyone tell me what you must do before you can obtain forgiveness of sin?"
There was a short pause and then, from
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