MAY 31, 2020
OFFERING GRACE
Matthew 10:8

Matt. 10:8 – Give as freely as you have received!
FORGIVENESS QUIZ

A person should not be forgiven until he asks for it. T F
Forgiving includes minimizing the offense and the pain
caused. T F
Forgiveness includes restoring trust and reuniting a
relationship. T F
You haven’t really forgiven until you’ve forgotten the
offense. T F
When I see someone hurt, it is my duty to forgive the
offender. T F
I. WHAT FORGIVESS IS NOT
1. It isn’t conditional.
2. It isn’t minimizing the seriousness of the offense.
3. It isn’t resuming a relationship without changes.
4. It isn’t forgetting what happened.
5. It isn’t my right when I wasn’t the one who was
hurt.
II. WHAT IS GENUINE FORGIVENESS?
1. Remembering how much I’ve been forgiven.
Eph. 4:32 – Be kind and compassionate to one another,
forgiving each other, just as in Christ. God forgave you.
2. Relinquishing my right to get even.
Romans 12:19 – Never avenge yourselves. Leave that to
God, for He has said that He will repay those who deserve
it.

3. Responding to evil with good.
Luke 6:27-28 – Do good to those who hate you, bless
those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.
4. Repeating the process as long as necessary.
Matt. 18:21-22 – Peter asked, ‘Lord how often should I
forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?’
‘No’, Jesus replied, ‘seventy times seven!’
WHY OFFER GRACE TO OTHERS?
1. God is gracious to me. Eph. 4:32
2. The alternative is bitterness
Heb. 12:15 – Be careful that none of you fails to respond
to the grace which God gives, for if he does there can
very easily spring up in him a bitter spirit which is not
only bad in itself, but can also poison the lives of many
others.
3. God expects me to do it.
Matt. 6:15 – For if you forgive men when they sin against
you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if
you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not
forgive your sins.