Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. (Ephesians 4:31-5:2 ESV)

Paul says something to these Christians that I want us to think about. We are to be forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave us. How did God forgive us in Christ? Since this is the parallel and example that we are given, it is important for us know what the forgiveness of God looks like so that we can properly appreciate it and be transformed by it. In fact, the very next thing Paul said to these Christians was to be imitators of God as his beloved children. If we have grown up in the pews, then it can be easy to take the forgiveness of God for granted. You have heard about it your whole life. Even if you did not grow up in the pews, God forgiving us can be a truth so assumed that we forget the power of it in our lives…

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