Forgiven People Forgive, A Biblical Response to Forgiveness

Some have said that forgiveness is the most difficult commandment we are given as Christians. And why is that? Perhaps it is because it strikes at the core of our pride that says we deserve better than we are getting. Or, does it seem that if we forgive, we are letting that person “win” in a situation that hurt us in some way. In this short booklet, Pastor Jeff Miller shows us where the rubber meets the road; at the very heart of why we want to forgive others. Forgiveness is hard, but it must be the very essence of who we are, and we are called to do hard things.

Publisher: Focus publishing
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781936141296

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‘Jeff Miller really makes the phrase, "Forgiven People Forgive" stick with you. He points out that forgiveness is something we can't grant naturally. It's something we can only truly give when we've experienced it. When you know that the sins you committed, and were forged into nails and pounded in the the soft flesh of the son of God, nailing him to a tree. When you know that each swing of the hammer was produced by the weight of your sin, holding him in agony to the splintery wood. When you know that your sin was taken upon him in your place and he's forgiven you for every crime, sin, and harmful thought you've ever committed and will commit, then you know what freedom is like. And to hold back that freedom from others, is something you'll be incapable of doing. Sure you still have to decide to exercise the act of forgiveness every-time it's asked of you, but doing so is a pure delight, because you know what joy it is to experience the lifting burden of the immense weight of sin. You rejoice to see others freed from the iron weight of their guilt and shame. You rejoice to see them happy before the grand throne of our nail scarred Lord. Forgiven People Forgive will help shape your understanding or when and how to forgive.’ James Fields