I have chosen for my cup of coffee today a big cup of Door County Candy Cane. Sometimes you just need a little sweetness in your life. Today is one of those days.
Aggressive Forgiveness
I Love That Phrase! Aggressive forgiveness we call grace. Aggressive Forgiveness one of those hot words with some pretty negative connotations. But the aggression of God is the full force of his love in his pursuit of us, HIS children. Lord, do not relent in your pursuit!Romans 5:20
New King James Version (NKJV)
20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,
This term seems to be the new buzz word floating about in Christian chat rooms and coffee shops. So as I have been studying Grace I can see how the term "aggressive forgiveness" applies to God and how it should be applied by us.
We can say without a doubt that God's Grace to all sinners is an aggressive grace and that He laid out a very aggressive plan that we might be saved from eternal hell because of our sins.
Romans 5:8 (ESV)
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
To sacrifice a life for that of another is aggressive behavior. This tells us exactly how much God loves us. We can see that God is in the business of saving lives. This all is summed up with one word, Grace! God's aggressive plan to extend an offer of salvation is Grace.
Now if forgiveness of our sins has God seeking us out to offer His aggressive plan, shouldn't we also extend Grace to others who have offended us?
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
Both of these verses describe the urgency of forgiving others. We would do well to try and imitate God and forgive aggressively.
Let me know what you think?
Marty
To sacrifice a life for that of another is aggressive behavior. This tells us exactly how much God loves us. We can see that God is in the business of saving lives. This all is summed up with one word, Grace! God's aggressive plan to extend an offer of salvation is Grace.
Now if forgiveness of our sins has God seeking us out to offer His aggressive plan, shouldn't we also extend Grace to others who have offended us?
Matthew 6:14-15
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
Matthew 18:15“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
Both of these verses describe the urgency of forgiving others. We would do well to try and imitate God and forgive aggressively.
Let me know what you think?
Marty
I see what you are saying, we find it sometime hard to forgive the person who makes a statement that gets our nose out of joint, but the Father has forgiven us for killing His Son. That needs to change.
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