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Do I Have to Forgive Others?

Biblical Authority Devotional: All-Encompassing Authority, Part 9
by Tim Chaffey, AiG–U.S.
May 31, 2011

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Matthew 6:14)

Today’s big question: do I have to forgive others?

In this series we have been examining certain instructions in Scripture that are often overlooked by Christians. Although frequently neglected, the words of this verse are straightforward. Immediately after giving His disciples an example of how to pray, Jesus told them how important it is to forgive others. If we refuse to forgive others, then we will not be forgiven. Failure to obey this requirement brings severe consequences.

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