Oakwood Church
Forgive Us Our Debts - Matthew 6:12, 14-15
Locations & Times
Oakwood Community Church
11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
Matthew 6:12
“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”
“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”
“to forgive” ἀφίημ (aphiemi), means “to release, let go, to send forth like you would a slave you held captive.”
Problem:
What I really want is forgiveness for me, but justice for you.
What I really want is forgiveness for me, but justice for you.
Matthew 6:14-15
“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
Solution:
I need to forgive like my forgiveness depends on it.
I need to forgive like my forgiveness depends on it.
Matthew 18:22
“Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.”
“Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.”
Matthew 18:32 & 35
“‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. And should you not have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt.” (v.35) – “So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from the heart.”
“‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. And should you not have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt.” (v.35) – “So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from the heart.”
Solution:
If I can’t forgive the sins of others, then I don’t understand the forgiveness of God.
If I can’t forgive the sins of others, then I don’t understand the forgiveness of God.
Luke 23:34
“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing.”
“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing.”
Gospel heart of forgiveness:
Justice says, “I’ll give you what you gave me.” Forgiveness says, “I’ll give you what God gave me.”
Justice says, “I’ll give you what you gave me.” Forgiveness says, “I’ll give you what God gave me.”
Psalm 103:10
“He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.”
“He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.”
Response:
1. Instead of us giving justice, we trust God to give justice.
Romans 12:19
“Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord.”
1. Instead of us giving justice, we trust God to give justice.
Romans 12:19
“Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord.”
1 Samuel 26
“Don’t strike him, for who can put out his hand against the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless? He added, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, the Lord Himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.’”
“Don’t strike him, for who can put out his hand against the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless? He added, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, the Lord Himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.’”
Response:
2. We have two options when it comes to the sins committed against us: We are either letting it go (ἀφίημ) or we are letting it grow.
2. We have two options when it comes to the sins committed against us: We are either letting it go (ἀφίημ) or we are letting it grow.
Hebrews 12:15
“See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled.”
“See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled.”
Summary:
1. Let God forgive our sins
2. Let go of the sins of others
1. Let God forgive our sins
2. Let go of the sins of others