The Amazing Power of Forgiveness (Unforgiveness is a polson that troubles the heart of man)

There’s a lot of faulty thinking about forgiveness. The act of forgiveness gets watered down. It gets abused. It gets cheapened.

What is forgiveness really? Take a quick test by

answering “true” or “false” to the following statements.

1. People should not be forgiven until they ask for it.

2. Forgiveness includes minimizing the offense and the pain that was caused.

3. Forgiveness includes restoring trust and reuniting a relationship 4. You haven’t really forgiven until you’ve forgotten the

offense.

5. When I see someone else hurt, then it is my duty to forgive the offender

If you study the Bible, you’ll discover that all five of those statements are faise.