We should be gracious and forgive even when there is no apology.

“How many times?” (should we forgive), Peter asked Jesus (Matthew 18:20-22).Īnd just like God who gives grace to us when we are undeserving, we shouldn’t be waiting to hear “I’m sorry”. But it is a very clear commandment that Jesus gives. Of course, we all know it’s not always easy to forgive. The opposite of holding a grudge because you’ve been wronged is to forgive.

Science even tells us that a person who holds a grudge against another is really hurting themselves the most (a detriment to physical and emotional health) although the person holding the grudge believes they are punishing the other person. It ruins relationships, splits families, and creates division. Perhaps the following suggestions can inspire some ideas for you to take your Christian witness to the next level (read my article about Spending Time With God). We consider ourselves equal to our friends and acquaintances, and therefore don’t really expect to serve or be served by them.īut if we consider ways to show grace to those around us, we could be a great witness for God. Our natural response to others is normally egalitarian.

Giving grace does not come naturally and we often need to go out of our way to find those opportunities. This is a big challenge and not easily accomplished. Just as God is gracious to us, so are we to be to others. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. We can do nothing to deserve it and it is a free gift of God as Paul describes it in Ephesians 2:4-5.īut because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions, it is by grace you have been saved.Ĭhrist who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Grace is offered to us for our salvation not to just make us better people. The favor God is offering is eternal life with him. Unmerited means that we have not and cannot earn it.

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