We need forgiveness and we need to give forgiveness—so we need to understand forgiveness. The series unpacks the mechanics of forgiveness as it looks at a number of scriptural passages on the important topic.
Exploring Forgiveness
When Jesus taught his disciples to pray, he gave them what has become known as…
Forgiveness: Anyone and Anything
Mark 11:25 states, “And whenever you stand praying, forgive if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father…
Forgiveness: Limitless
What is forgiveness like? Can it run out? Does it have a limit? Can it…
Forgiveness and Freedom
How do you describe forgiveness? What other words would come to mind if you had…
Forgiveness and Cleansing
A while back, I read a book by Brenda Colijn titled Images of Salvation in the…
Forgiveness and Redemption
As was noted in the last post, the New Testament utilizes images to explore the…
Forgiveness and Debt (1)
Onesimus was the runaway slave of a man named Philemon. Through a strange series of…
Forgiveness and Debt (2)
As was noted in the last post, the cancellation of debt is an important image…
Forgiveness and Debt (3)
In this post we will explore two other key texts that explain forgiveness through the…
Forgiveness and the Cross
Forgiveness is rooted in the heart of God, which ultimately finds expression in the saving…
Forgiveness, Resurrection and Ascension
In the last post we saw the explicit linkage between the cross of Christ and…
Forgiveness as Imperative and Imitation
For the Christ follower, forgiveness is not a choice. Forgiveness is a command. It is…
Forgiveness and Community: Insights from Bonhoeffer
We have spent the majority of our time exploring forgiveness on the vertical. We have…
Forgiveness and Confession: Insights from Bonhoeffer (Part 1)
Confession is an essential component of forgiveness. We saw that life together in community requires…
Forgiveness and Confession: Insights from Bonhoeffer (Part 2)
This post continues Bonhoeffer’s thoughts on confession and forgiveness. I find his thoughts on this…
The Why of Forgiveness
Why forgive? Why does God forgive? Why should we forgive? The “why” question drives us…
The Trinity and Forgiveness
This is the last post in a long series on forgiveness. It seemed fitting to…