In the model prayer that is recorded for us in Matthew 6:9-13, we find these words in verse 12: "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors." Our Lord Jesus repeats this point and expands upon it in the two which follow the model prayer, Matthew 6:14-15.
The point is again illustrated in the parable which Jesus spoke regarding the king and his servant in Matthew 18:23-35.
We are to forgive those who trespass against us, and our Heavenly Father will only forgive us of our trespasses as we forgive others of theirs.
Jesus said that He would also forget our sins, Hebrews 8:12 and 10:17. Let us be more Christ-like, forgive and forget. Can we truly forgive when we keep remembering the wrong done to us?
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