“For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”  That are the words of our Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 6:14.

When we forgive others, we acknowledge our common ground as sinners. All of us are in need of God’s forgiveness. In Romans 3:23 it says, “…, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, …”

“FORGIVEN”

On what is God’s forgiveness of sin based? It is based on our realizing what forgiveness means. Ephesians 4:32 teaches, “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” It is not a direct result of our forgiving others.

What should we ask ourselves, whenever we ask God to forgive us for sin? We should ask ourselves, “Have I forgiven the people who have wronged me?”

Psychologists are telling us also about the benefits of learning to forgive: better health, better sleep and better relationships are some of them.

In Matthew 6:15 the Lord Jesus Christ says, “But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father  will not forgive your sins.”