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What Marriage Teaches Us About Forgiveness

Shawn Bain
10/07/09 - Gospel Meeting

Series: Shawn Bain October 2009

How Marriage Teaches Us FORGIVENESS 
What God did in Romans 5:6-8… 
In Lk 15:11-32, the father let the son go, but was always ready to “fall forward” 
Fellowship with your mate is a key thought to forgiveness… 
Common occurrences… 
“Pull away” 
Defending or justifying 
Apologize quickly 
Attack 
Advise 
Disdain 
Correct 
Moving Toward The Spouse God Gave Me! 
ATTITUDE 
Desire to face the issue (Prov 14:4) 
Humility (Phil 2:3,4) 
Willingness to Take Responsibility 
Listen 
James 1:19 
Proverbs 18:2,13 
Listen 
Listen with everything you have 
Listen with an open mind 
Listen with your heart, not your head 
Prov 20:12 Hear and See each other 
Let’s End This 
Pray before you begin 
Deal with the pain - Apologize! 
Regret 
Responsibility 
Remedy 
The basis is 2 Cor 7:9,10 
Let’s End This 
Let’s End This 
Forgiveness is a CHOICE 
“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers…” 
“I forgive you” is a pledge to… 
Not think about this incident 
Not bring this incident up and use it against you 
Not talk to others about this incident 
Not allow this incident to stand between us or hinder our marriage 
Pursue forgiveness with … 
Empathy 
Compassion 
Grace 
“Forgiveness is like paying off a debt, tearing up the note, burning it, never to see it again” - Col 2:13,14 - 
Apology + Forgiveness = Reconciliation 
Have the Desire to change – A connection to Reconciliation 
It is called Repentance (James 3:16,17) 
Godly sorrow leads to changes 
Will you FALL FORWARDorWill you FALL AWAY?