Quote:
"I was a guard there. But since that time," he went on, "I have become a Christian. I know that God has forgiven me for the cruel things I did there, but I would like to hear it from your lips as well. Fraulein - "again the hand came out - "will you forgive me?" - Corrie Ten Boom

Main Point:
God's forgiveness is...
1. Beyond anythingimaginable.

Subpoint:
Jesus' sacrifice should shift me from guilt to gratitude.

Main Point:
God's forgiveness is...
2. A standard to beemulated.

Quote:
“When you release the wrongdoer from the wrong, you cut a malignant tumor out of your inner life. You set a prisoner free, but you discover that the real prisoner was yourself.” - Forgive and Forget by Lewis B. Smedes

Subpoint:
Forgiveness frees others as much as it frees me.

Quote:
"... forgiveness is an act of the will – not an emotion. "Jesus, help me!" she prayed. "I can lift my hand. I can do that much. You supply the feeling"
- Corrie Ten Boom

Quotes:
"I realized it was not my love. I had tried, and did not have the power. It was the power of the Holy Spirit."
- Corrie Ten Boom