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Forgiveness
Forgiveness – Day 20
Ds Hein Barnard

Forgiveness – Day 20

The result of focussing on the important things that God wants us to focus on, is that we can live a new life (1-4). Verses 5-11 deal with what the old life was, where Paul made it clear that this is not how God wants us to live.

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12Ngakho-ke njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, abangcwele nabathandekayo, yembathani ububele benhliziyo, nesisa, nokuzithoba, nobumnene, nokubheka kade, 13nibekezelelane, nithethelelane, uma umuntu enensolo komunye; njengokuba neNkosi yanithethelela, yenzani njalo nani. 14Kepha phezu kwakho konke lokho yembathani uthando oluyisibopho sokuphelela.

15Ukuthula kukaKristu makubuse ezinhliziyweni zenu, enabizelwa futhi kukho emzimbeni munye; futhi yibani ngababongayo. 16Izwi likaKristu alihlale phakathi kwenu, livame, nifundisane ngokuhlakanipha konke, niyalane ngamahubo, nangezihlabelelo, nangamaculo okomoya, nimhubele uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu ngokubonga. 17Konke enikwenzayo, noma kungezwi noma kungomsebenzi, kwenzeni konke egameni leNkosi uJesu, nimbonge uNkulunkulu uYise ngaye.

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Forgiveness in the Pauline Epistles – 2

Paul started in verse 12 with how the new life in Christ would look like.  This matches the new identity and the new relationship we are part of – children of God.  Part of our new identity is our forgiving spirit.  Christ set the example on the cross (Luke 23:34) and taught us in the Lord’s Prayer to indefinitely forgive, as we have been indefinitely, perfectly forgiven.  We are mindful of how often we sinned and received forgiveness.  Therefore, we do it with love, experiencing the peace of Christ with gratefulness.

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