Forgiveness
For the believer, asking for forgiveness and forgiving others is not optional but a must, that is, whether they seek our forgiveness or not. It is upon the basis of God's forgiveness that we, who were once alienated from God, have been given the opportunity to be heirs with Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Come to think about it, how else could we have paid for our own sins if God had not sent His Son to die in our place? Not that we had done anything to merit God's mercy. How often, in our own lives, have we come across people that seem so unforgivable? That is how we were to God. Our sins cost God the blood of His beloved Son. Indeed, nothing we could ever do will be sufficient to secure our own redemption. Nothing, but the blood of Jesus. It is important for the Christian to understand that God's forgiveness of our sins is conditional. The following scriptures make that clear: Mat 6:12 KJV And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Luk 6:37 KJV Judge ...