Freedom of Forgiveness

Forgiving and restoring a relationship

Matthew 18
If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private. If he listens to you, you have won your brother. But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses every fact may be confirmed.

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church, and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.

There is that prison I mentioned.

Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.

Thats in scripture for a reason! Very few churches practice it.
The church of Acts had miracles regularly! It was powerful!
It preached heaven, hell and the whole Gospel! Not just the parts they liked.
The numbers increased daily.

Today churches leave out hellfire and brimstone and eternal torment of the lost.
They dont often speak of heaven. The power is gone because they preach a soft pink jesus that tolerates sin.
Forget that jesus - he aint the LORD JESUS CHRIST!
Live holy, live pure, dont live p.c. God is not p.c.

Does forgiving mean we need to resore an unhealthy relationship?

NO. If you have been in a hurtful relationship and the other person does not repent, admit wrong and change, then its unlikely that relationship should continue.
I had to cut off an important relationship because it was destructive. It wasnt easy. It was painful.


LET GO!
Forgiving means letting go of your right to revenge.

We need to release ourselves from holding another guilty for our own good, to renew our soul.
If there is no repentance on the part of the other, then there can be no restoration of relationship.

Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Amos 3:3

To understand WHY someone has said or done something can help to heal a relationship.

If you do not forgive you become bitter and satan can take advantage, sometimes far more than you will know.

Guard your heart
Since the command to forgive follows this fig tree curse, we should be able to understand why.
It indicates some time passed. The result of the curse was not instant.

Luke 21 mentions the fig tree and Christ's 2nd coming.
Christ's 2nd coming is also in Matthew 24 shortly after the fig tree.
We need to watch our heart as we wait for the Lord's return.
We need to live holy - not p.c.
We need to love what God loves and hate what God hates without excuse.
We need to agree with the living written word of God without telling ourself God changed His mind. He doesnt change.

This has been on my heart for days as I have wrestled with an offense trying to let go.
This world is very Dark and getting Darker fast. If we hang onto Darkness we wont make it.
Staying clean before the Lord on a daily basis is mandatory.
LOVE TRUTH! That tends to be my most urgent passion.
Even if you have to change your mind to embrace Truth - love it - above whats comfortable.

Because they did not love of the Truth, God will send upon them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false (a LIE). 2 Thes 2


Ephesians 4:26
BE ANGRY, AND yet DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger.

Luke 21
Behold the fig tree and all the trees, as soon as they put forth leaves, you see it and know for yourselves that summer is now near.
So you also, when you see these things happening, recognize that the kingdom of God is near.
Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all things take place.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

John 20.23
Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them, if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.

The UNFORGIVABLE, UNPARDONABLE SIN

I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD,
plans for good and not for evil,
to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11

Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
This sin could ONLY be committed when Jesus was on Earth
Mark 3 Douay-Rheims Bible
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20 And they come to a house, and the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

21 And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad.

22 And the scribes who were come down from Jerusalem, said: He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of devils he casteth out devils.

23 And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?

24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

26 And if Satan be risen up against himself, he is divided, and cannot stand, but hath an end.

27 No man can enter into the house of a strong man and rob him of his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then shall he plunder his house.

28 Amen I say to you, that all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme:

29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, shall never have forgiveness, but shall be guilty of an everlasting sin.

30 Because they said: He hath an unclean spirit.

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28-29 New American Standard Bible
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All sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter;
but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin
because they were saying, "He (Jesus Christ) has an unclean spirit."

　
Luke 12 New Living Translation
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Jesus warned His disciples, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, their hypocrisy.

The time is coming when everything that is covered up will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all.

Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops for all to hear!

"Dear friends, dont be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that.

But Ill tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell.a Yes, hes the one to fear.

"What is the price of 5 sparrows, two copper coins? Yet God does not forget a single one of them.

And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So dont be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.

"I tell you the truth, everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, the Son of Man will also acknowledge in the presence of Gods angels. But anyone who denies me here on earth will be denied before Gods angels.

Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.


ANYONE can come to Jesus - until their death.
and those who have strayed can come back to Him.

This is the point of the lost sheep and prodigal son. The Father awaited His son with longing and forgiveness.

YOU have NOT committed the unforgivable sin, whoever you are.
No matter what you have done - Jesus awaits you with forgiveness and welcome.

　
This sin could only be committed when Jesus Himself walked Earth.

He alone is perfect and sinless. We sin.
It was IMPOSSIBLE for Jesus to obey satan.
It is NOT impossible for us to have satan's influence.
Attributing Jesus miracles (works, signs) to satan was unforgivable.

Note in the story - the Jewish leaders malaigned Jesus' works.
Jesus did His works by the power of the Holy Spirit.