“Forgiven and Free”

“Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.This is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.” (Matt. 18:32-35)

1. Forgiveness is a of .

“If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.” (Matt. 6:14-15)

1. Forgiveness is a of .

“Then Peter came to Him and asked, ‘Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?’

‘No, not seven times,’ Jesus replied, ‘but seventy times

seven!’” (Matt. 18:21-22)

1. God may command it; but only you can