Colossians 3:12-14
So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a
heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with
one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone;
just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Beyond all these things put
on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.…
Luke 1:78 because
of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from
heaven
Luke 18:7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
Romans 13:14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.
1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
2 Corinthians 6:6 in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Luke 18:7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
Romans 13:14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.
1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
2 Corinthians 6:6 in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Motivated by love, God provided a way for our sins to be
forgiven: He sent Jesus to be our Savior. When we trust in the Lord’s
substitutionary sacrifice on our behalf, we receive the gift of forgiveness.
Before placing faith in Christ, we were dead in our sins and
objects of divine wrath (Ephesians 2:1-3). But our merciful heavenly Father
sent His Son Jesus to redeem us. At the cross, the Savior took our sins upon
Himself and experienced God’s fury for our sake. His death secured a pardon for
us; there was nothing we ourselves could do to acquire God’s acceptance. We are
saved by grace—through faith in Christ and what He accomplished (Ephesians
2:8-9). Our salvation is a free gift from the Father.
God’s will is that we, as forgiven people, show mercy to
those who wrong us—to the same degree that He forgave us in Christ. But the
human tendency is to attach conditions when extending mercy. We think, I
will forgive you only if you apologize. Or, You must fix the problem, and
then I’ll stop being angry. Or even, You must make restitution before
I will let this go. That’s not what our Savior did. Romans 5:8
expresses it this way: “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that
while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
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