Sermons

Finding Freedom In Forgiveness

Pastor: Rev. Raymond Woodward
Topic: Spiritual Growth

Finding Freedom In ForgivenessRev. Raymond WoodwardMatthew 6:14-15 (NLT) 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.Many times in Christian circles, we pay "lip-service" to the idea of forgiveness without dealing honestly with some of the objections people raise. We are prone to tell only one side of the story, extolling the benefits of forgiveness without mentioning how hard it can sometimes be to truly forgive those who have wronged us.Have you ever heard a sermon that made a strong case AGAINST forgiveness? Have you ever heard of a spiritual advisor counseling a victim by saying, "What happened to you is so awful that you would be a fool to forgive - it's alright to hang on to those feelings of bitterness and hurt for the rest of your life"? No pastor would ever advise someone to do that, for their own good. And yet, that's exactly what most people choose to do to themselves - to hang on to an offense until it adversely affects them.The reason we hold on to these feelings is because we build up a rationale against forgiveness in our own minds. We put it together logically, piece by piece, until the case seems airtight to us. And yet, we know instinctively that the actual arguments circulating obsessively in our minds would sound pretty unconvincing to others. So, rather than voice them, we simply sum them

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