OUR FATHER WHO SENT HIS SON TO DO AND TO TEACH Part 11

The Lord Jesus, in Mathew chapter 6 verses 14 - 15, expands on a concept that was introduced in the prayer He had just taught His followers.

14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

This corresponds to Mathew chapter 6 verse 12 that says;

12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

What the Lord was emphasizing here was that for forgiveness to be granted when requested, we who are requesting forgiveness will first have to forgive other people who had sinned against us.

The conditional nature of this provision places us in the same role as the Lord in that we can release other people from their debt towards us in the same way we are requesting to be released from our own debt.

Amen.

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