The biblical mandate to forgive
God wants us to forgive (see 2 Cor 2:5-8; Eph 4:32; Col 3:13). Sometimes forgiveness can be hard, but that does not absolve us from our responsibility as Christians. We know that while believers will not stand before the Great White Throne Judgment (Rev 20:11-15), we will stand before the Judgement Seat of Christ to receive compensation for what we have done in life (2 Cor 5:10). If we don’t forgive people now, then we could be setting ourselves up for failure at this judgment. James writes:
So speak ye, and so act, as those that are to be judged by the law of liberty; for judgment will be without mercy to him that has shewn no mercy. Mercy glories over judgment. (Jas 2:12-13 DBY)
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