Forgiveness

Connections List
 * Spiritual Disciplines
 * Justification
 * JC death atonement
 * Matthew 18
 * Atonement vocab

Scope
 * Fx of forgiveness, not specific to entities/case

Topics
 * Definition
 * Fx
 * Verses

Definition
 * Cancel debt

Fx
 * God forgave us, not neccessarily JC forgave us
 * We have the structural basis to forgive b/c God is our all. Even God has this ability due to his infinity. We have the power to heal the offender and work with him/her.
 * The offender does not neccessarily have the burden of reconciliation. JC came to us. We hurt God, and then JC took damage to forgive. We didn't apologize. He took initiative.
 * Forgiveness is to help the sinner. We are not commanded to forgive unrepentant people - it will only encourage them to evil. We ARE commanded to forgive brothers who sin against us and repent. Luke 17:1-4. Counterpoint Luke 11:4 "forgive everyone who sins against us" Lord's prayer. If they don't repent, we can still love them. Just not forgive them.
 * Does God forget sin? Heb 10:17. Maybe FG remembers but not JC?
 * God will not forgive us if we don't forgive others. Matt 18:21-35, Mark 11:25, Matt 6:14. This is because if you don't forgive, you must not believe in the principle of forgiveness. Col 3:13. Eph 4:32
 * John 3:16 for God so loved. Not God forgave. Matt 5:44
 * Gods forgiveness towards us is not subject to exhaustion.

Verses
 * Ephesians 4:23 forgive each other just as in Christ God forgave you
 * Matthew 18:21-35 parable of unmerciful servant, must forgive lesser debts to fellow servants from heart or else thrown out to be tortured, 7*70 times
 * Numbers 14:13-20+ Moses asks God to forgive the people and not destroy them
 * Luke 23:34 Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing
 * Story of Joseph