How do you forgive?

[cupajoy]

i know how you are feeling I had to forgive my brother whom brought me down to my lowest level with words and I fell to this and lashed out at him, I asked his forgiveness and I forgave him but it would still torment me what he did, then one day I asked God to heal the hurt and to let me let it go, first i asked God to forgive me for all that I had done. I choose to forgive him and when i gave the hurt over to Jesus it was like a heavy burden just lifted off my back. My brother and I are still family but he lives his life and I live mine. On day he will give his life to the Lord, and this is a day I pray for. ask God to heal the pain and give it over to him and when you try to take it back with thoughts, start praying and give it right back to God.

[toohisglory]

The way I forgive the other person is like the way the Lord forgave us.

I for get it and go on like nothing ever happened.Now the divel will try his

best to up set you and not let you for get it.When that happens I say get

the behind me.It is written that thou shall not tempt the Lord thyGod.The

devil will flee.

God bless every one.

[Guest drbelitz]

Christs blood alone forgives sin.

we cannot forgive the sins of others, only the remnants of that sin, the worng if you will.

The apostles(bishops) and presbyters have the power of God working through them to forgive sins of others or not to.

john 20:21-23

[ajesuschrist_mathetes]

"Forgive and forget...",1984, Lewis Smedes. I am currently rereading this.

It led to a major miracle for me back in 1987-I had been a Christian for some 7 years, and without giving any details, I left Arizona, went to Virginia beach to try to heal myself [not physically]. After there a few weeks, I was filled with white rage. There were 3 people back in Arizona that I would have taken by their necks and squeezed till their eyes popped out. No matter what they said or tried to say. However, I ended up shortly after a few days of this rage going on continually buying the above book. Read it, prayed, and a real miracle happened-best I can say is that except for [perhaps] a few unresolved unforgivenesses with my ex wife [divorced in 1971] and a little more than that, ALL the rage/wrath was totally gone. Right after prayer-not a very long prayer.

To me, only The Holy Spirit can create the need to be forgiven/the need to forgive. And only God The Father can supply the forgiveness. Because of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ having been the propiation for all sins. Jesus is The Son of God and The Word of God. To me the following Scripture makes forgiveness a command. A NEED to forgive and a NEED to be forgiven:

http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Mat/Mat006.html#top

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Mat 6:5

Edited September 11, 2006 by ajesuschrist_mathetes