Forgive (Part 2) (Sermon on the Mount Series) Episode 25 - Sunday, 22nd June 2025.

Sermon on the Mount Series Episode 25 [Matthew Chapter 6 (KJV)]

1. The meaning of Forgiveness

Matthew 18:27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

2.  The basis of forgiveness.
Luke 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: `

Matthew 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.  That’s I Peter 4:8.

 1 Corinthians 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil.

Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

3.  The consequence’s of a failure to forgive.

Matthew 18:32-35 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: 33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? 34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. 35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.