Let’s Forgive As Christ Forgave Us

 ^„And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you” Ephesians 4:32. 

Forgiveness flows out of the heart of God the Father and Jesus. Billions of people have lived in the planet earth since creation and everybody sinned a lot of times. God forgave every sin of every person on the cross. He remembers them not. What a gift! We are commanded to do the same. Let us not keep hatred in our hearts towards one another. Let’s be like our Father and Jesus. Let’s learn to forgive, because we have been forgiven.  

Goodness of God leads to repentance

Romans 2:4: “Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?”

Christians want to know how to repent and what helps us to repent. This excerpt states very clearly that God’s goodness leads us to repentance. When you see how merciful and good God is you do not want to do things He does not like and you repent of them. You cannot force yourself to repent. No, repentance is the gift of God. It is a sovereign act of the Holy Spirit. He reveals to us what is wrong with us and causes us to regret that. We simply have to submit ourselves to this revelation and repent.