Getting Past Your Past
Lesson 2: Forgiving Others
July 28, 2019
God Has Given Us An Antidote That Can Help Us Live Free From Bitterness,
And That’s Forgiveness
If You Don’t Choose Forgiveness By Default You Choose Bitterness
1 Corinthians 1:18 The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. New Living Translation
Forgiven People Forgive
Matthew 6:12 …and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. English Standard Version
Ephesians 4:26 If you are angry, don’t sin by nursing your grudge. Don’t let the sun go down with you still angry—get over it quickly. 27 For when you are angry, you give a mighty foothold to the devil. Living Bible
Ephesians 4:31 Stop being bitter and angry and mad at others. Don't yell at one another or curse each other or ever be rude. Contemporary English Version
“I know from personal experience how damaging it can be to live with bitterness and unforgiveness. I like to say it's like taking poison and hoping your enemy will die.” - Joyce Meyer
Ephesians 4:32 Instead, be kind and merciful, and forgive others, just as God forgave you because of Christ. Contemporary English Version
Six Things It Is…
“I will never allow another man to control my life by allowing him to make me hate him.” – Booker T. Washington
Five Things It Is Not…