bible verse about forgiveness for others

12:9 Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live? 12:8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.

12:7 It is for discipline that you endure God deals with you as with sons for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? Discipline is intended by God to drive us back into a godly walk with Him: Heb. The Lord may choose to bring discipline against us for our sin, which the Bible calls the discipline of the Lord. The Bible teaches that our sins after faith may still bring us earthly consequences. The Lord will forgive us from the earthly consequences of our sins provided we are willing to show forgiveness to others (which is a part of our mission to show the love of Christ to the world). Once again, Jesus is speaking in terms of earth consequences and earthly forgiveness. From the context, the proper interpretation is that God will forgive us in the same way He asks us to forgive others: by restoring fellowship with us. If a believer forgives in this way, Jesus says God will forgive us. So when Jesus asks us to forgive another, He must be speaking in terms of earthly relationships, not eternal outcomes. The only kind of forgiveness we can extend to another person is the restoration of our earthly fellowship with that person. We know Jesus wasn't asking us to forgive someone from the penalty of their sin in eternity for only God can do that. As we try to understand Jesus' words, we must first remember that we have no power over the eternal fate of another person, for Christ alone is our Judge: Acts 10:42 “And He ordered us to preach to the people, and solemnly to testify that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead. God's forgiveness of us is contingent on our forgiving others. Jesus equates the two types of forgiveness. Jesus said if we forgive someone, then the Lord will forgive us. 6:15 “But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions. 6:14 “For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Regarding Matthew 6, Jesus is speaking temporally, not eternally.

Bible verse about forgiveness for others