Forgive Offenders: Part 3
When we choose to withhold forgiveness toward an offender, we actually give ground to the enemy in our lives. Bitterness allows the enemy to have an “advantage” over us.





When we choose to withhold forgiveness toward an offender, we actually give ground to the enemy in our lives. Bitterness allows the enemy to have an “advantage” over us.
When Jesus says we must forgive “seventy times seven,” He was referring to an infinite number! If we grit our teeth and try to forgive in our own strength, we will see how impossible this is.
Can you imagine the burden of a 4 billion dollar debt? Then imagine the feeling you would have you if you were told the whole amount had been forgiven.
Covetousness starts out below the surface of our lives. If left unchecked, suddenly we find ourselves caught in its trap.
As believers, we need to make sure we don’t derive our identity or value from our paycheck or possessions — if we do, we will always be covetous for more!
God warns us against covetousness because of His great love for us. Covetousness causes us to seek after temporal things that only bring emptiness and death.
Culture pressures constantly with messages that we need more stuff. The hidden message is that our identity comes through our possessions and social status.
What does it mean to “be angry and sin not”? Is it even possible to get angry without sinning?