Daily Meditation from the Bible - The Word of God

5oth Issue

FORGIVENESS

"Forgiveness seventy times seven"

(Matthews 18:22)
By Patriarch John Williams (President of IICM)
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I. WHAT IS FORGIVENESS?
1. It is just Forgetting about any Incident in which somebody has offended you
2. It is Maintaining the same Relationship with them, even after someone has offended you
3. It is Forgiving them even, if they have offended you again and again, either in the 
   same way or in different ways
4. It is not only just forgiving those who have offended you, but also Treating them with 
    Love, maintaining a Good Relationship
5. Forgiving is Forgetting any Unpleasant Experience we had with some body for which 
    someone else was responsible
6. It is not Having any Bitter Feelings or Hatred towards someone who offends us
7. It is Erasing from our Memory any Incident that took place in which somebody did hurt 
    or offend us
8. It is Returning some Good for Evil
9. It is the Nature of God
10. It is a Spiritual Quality which all are expected practice
 
II. HOW SHOULD WE FORGIVE?
1. By Forgetting
2. By doing Good
3. By Condoning
4. By Verbally Expressing
5. By Maintaining a Good Relationship
6. By not having any Bitter Feelings
7. By Loving
8. By not being Offended
9. By not Remembering the Unpleasant Experience
10. By not Telling others about the Incident in which we were Offended
 
III. WHY SHOULD WE FORGIVE?
1. Because it is God's Commandment
2. Because it is impossible to love anyone without Forgiving them, if they have Offended us
3. Because our Prayers will not be Answered
4. Because we cannot take part in the Communion
5. Because God will not Forgive us
6. Because our ability to Forgive will prove our Spiritual Maturity
7. Because we cannot other Good Christian Values
8. Because we will lose our Friendship with others
9. Because we will not have Peace and Joy
10. Because we cannot fully enjoy all the Spiritual Blessings

 
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