The forgiven forgiver

Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our sins,as we have forgiven those who sin against us


As long as we remain in our human body, we are prone and susceptible to sin. We may sin with our thoughts, words and actions. The onset of this nature is our traceable lineage to Adam. Through him, every human being inherited the original sin, and therefore is a sinner. For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23


1 John 1:8-9 tells us that If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We have to be honest and admit our own shortcomings , be penitent, before we face those of others. And because we can be certain of God's forgiveness, for when we truly come to Him repentant and asking for forgiveness, He truly forgives us , and expects us to do same to our offenders.


In Matthew 18:23-35, Jesus told a story of an unforgiving servant who owed his master ten thousand bags of gold. He pleaded with his master who listened and even cancelled his debts. And yet when this same servant got away, he had the impudence to throw another servant who owed him just a hundred silver coins into prison. When his master heard about his unmerciful ways, he was angry, and in anger, his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.


In conclusion, Jesus warned us - “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.” Because of our sinful nature, eternal damnation awaits us. Yet God in His loving mercy sent His only begotten Son Jesus to die for us , that whoever believes in Him should have eternal life , in place of eternal damnation. Our sins (past and present) are forgiven through the Blood Jesus shed for us -In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace. Ephesians 1:7


We cannot however partake in God's forgiveness, if we refuse to forgive others who sin against us. Remember that the servant who owed his master had his debts cancelled by his master at one point in time. But as soon as his master got wind of his unforgiveness and unmerciful ways, his master was angered and threw him in jail. In the same vein, our unforgiving nature will cancel out God's forgiveness that we have attained. If we become unforgiving, we indirectly stand condemned to eternal damnation.


We are forgiven by God, and have been delivered from a great eternal punishment. In God's eyes, no sin committed against us exceeds that of ours,the inherited original sin! We ought to forgive in order to enjoy God's forgiveness.
















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