Time for a Check up #9

Time for a Check Up #9

Are you quick to forgive?

Series in a Sentence: A biblical examination of your spiritual health

Gospel ____________________

Read Matthew 6:14-15; Mark 11:25; Luke 6:35-37; What is Jesus teaching in these passages? What does Jesus expect His disciples to do? How are you obeying these passages?

Forgive and  ________________

Read 1 John 1:8-10; How is confession and sin intertwined? How are you confessing your sin to God?

Dealing with _______________

Read Luke 17:1-4, and Matthew 18:15-35; What is Jesus emphasizing? How do you respond when someone sins against you? 

Respond –

1.   Have you repented and accepted the forgiveness of God?

2.   Are you ready to forgive?

3.   Do you need to ask for forgiveness from someone?

“The unforgiving spirit . . . is the number one killer of spiritual life.” James Coulter

“…biblical forgiveness is never given or required where there is no repentance.” – Donald Whitney

“I say to the glory of God and in utter humility that whenever I see myself before God and realize even something of what my blessed Lord has done for me, I am ready to forgive anybody anything.” _ Martin Lloyd Jones

“Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hate.” Corrie ten Boom

“There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow.”

— Martin Luther