RESTORED Lesson Summary
RESTORED - Week 11 - Practicing His Forgiveness
Summary
- The forgiveness believers receive from God must become the forgiveness they practice toward others.
- Jesus ties prayer and forgiveness together, showing that forgiven people cannot cultivate unforgiveness as a lifestyle.
- The parable of the unmerciful servant exposes the contradiction of receiving great mercy while withholding mercy from others.
- Forgiveness is not denial of pain, but releasing people from personal vengeance and trusting God with justice.
- The Holy Spirit empowers believers to forgive beyond natural strength.
- Practicing forgiveness keeps believers free from the law of sin and death and living in the world of grace.