The Salve or Cure For Anger Is Forgiveness!

The Salve or Cure For Anger Is Forgiveness!

Luke 6:36-42
36 Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
37 “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not
be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 give, and it will be given
to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will
be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back
to you.”
39 He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will
they not both fall into a pit? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but
everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. 41 Why do you see
the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in
your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out
the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is
in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and
then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.
ESV
1. I have ____ ________ to _______________.
2. When you let the _________ ____, you discover it was _____.
Matthew 6:14-15
14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you, 15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither
will your Father forgive your trespasses. ESV
Matthew 18:21-22
21 Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin
against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I
do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. NKJV
Psalm 103:8-14
8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in
steadfast love. 9 He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger
forever. 10 He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us
according to our iniquities. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the
earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; 12 as far as
the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from
us. 13 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows
compassion to those who fear him. 14 For he knows our frame; he
remembers that we are dust. ESV
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ESV
Hebrews 10:17
17 then he adds, “I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no
more.” ESV
3. _________ and ______ like _______.
Ephesians 4:30-32
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for
the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor
and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one
another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave
you. ESV
Luke 23:34
34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
And they cast lots to divide his garments. ESV
Distorted Reasons for Unforgiveness:
1. This person doesn’t deserve it.
2. If I don’t hold onto this, nobody else will hold this person accountable.
3. I can’t forgive until I hear an apology.
4. If I forgive too easily, people will think I am weak.
5. If I forgive, the person who hurt me will take advantage of me.
6. The person who hurt me isn’t ready to receive my forgiveness.
7. I have partially forgiven the person who did this.
8. I just don’t feel like forgiving right now.
9. I tried to forgive, but I just couldn’t. I’m a failure at forgiveness.
10. I’m not sure the other person’s behavior was that bad. I may have
deserved what happened to me.