Unlimited Forgiveness

Hello Everyone,
Let’s look at DEVELOPING A FORGIVING SPIRIT.
First thing that we should always do is FOCUS ON GOD’S FORGIVENESS OF YOU... This is where the unmerciful servant went wrong. This is how Paul suggested we develop a forgiving spirit.

Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
Colossians 3:13 “Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”

We should also ALLOW THE LORD TO HELP US TO "FORGIVE AND FORGET"... Some may say "It is impossible to forget!" But let’s first define "forget" To be unable to remember (something). To treat with thoughtless inattention; To leave behind unintentionally; To fail to mention -- The American Heritage Dictionary When I think of forgiving and forgetting, it is the last threedefinitions I have in mind.
Technically, we may be able to recall the offense to our minds but for all practical purposes, we so disregard the offense that it is "out of mind". Is this possible? By the grace of God, yes!

Think about the example of Joseph - Gen 41:51 Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, "It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household. [Manasseh means ‘forget’]

Look at the attitude of Paul - Philippians 3:13 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, --

Both of these men had plenty of things done to them that could have made them resentful, but God helped them to "forget" those things Can a person who says "I will forgive but not forget" truly forgive? Or do they want to remember and hold it against them? "If I say, ’Yes, I forgive, but I cannot forget,’ as though God, who twice a day washes all the sands on all shores of all the world, could not wash such memories from my mind, then I know nothing of Calvary love." (Amy Carmichael, a missionary to India.) I believe that when we truly contemplate the love, mercy, and forgiveness that God has shown us in Christ Jesus...
It is definitely possible to forgive and forget… At least in the sense of removing it from the attention of our minds.And from "The Parable of The Unmerciful Servant"...
We should learn that it is crucial that we do forgive. For we as citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven are to be characterized by the attitudes of mercy and forgiveness towards othersHave we allowed the mercy of God to melt our hearts?
Have we even accepted the mercy of God into our lives by obeying Jesus Christ and being saved?
If so then we have taken step 1 on our way to “Unlimited Forgiveness.

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Pastor Phil