The Bases of Foregiveness

Matthew 6:14, 18:21-35

I: The Need for Forgiveness:
1. All human race needs God’s forgiveness.
a. All have sinned and come short.
b. All have failed to live up to what we knew God wanted us to do.
c. “If we say we have no sin, we lie!”
2. Man’s forgiveness to man:
a. Men fail one another.
b. The only way to restore broken fellowship.

II: The Bases of Forgiveness, The Prodical Son:
1. God’s way of forgiveness.
a. He paid the price of pardon.
b. He forgives freely and completely.
c. He expects us to live in the full freedom of forgiveness.
2. Man’s bases of forgiveness:
a. As God has forgiven us we forgive others.
b. Our forgiveness before God depends upon forgiving others.
c. Our forgiveness should be from the inner man.

“Lord how often — 7 times.”
“Father forgive them…”