{"id":54129,"date":"2020-05-11T12:07:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T09:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=54129"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:15:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:15:04","slug":"memory-of-sin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/05\/11\/memory-of-sin\/","title":{"rendered":"MEMORY OF SIN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Colossians 3:12\u201313<\/strong>
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Why should we forgive those who have wronged us?
Because we ourselves need mercy and forgiveness from our God every day. Many people do not understand the power embedded in forgiveness. The Bible says:<\/p>\n

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\u201cForgive, and you will be forgiven.\u201d \u2013 Luke 6:37<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This means that if we do not forgive others, we ourselves will not be forgiven.<\/p>\n

Forgiveness is not just for a few hours or days\u2014it is eternal. When someone wrongs you, you must forgive them completely. This means there should never be a day when you hold a grudge against them again. If you forgive someone today, but after a month you recall their wrongs and start to harbor resentment again, the Bible warns that your own past sins\u2014those you had repented of\u2014will be remembered by God.<\/p>\n

For example, suppose you once stole something before giving your life to Christ. You may have repented, confessed with tears, and stopped stealing for over ten years. But one day someone steals your phone\u2014perhaps the only phone you owned, which you bought at great cost, and which contained important information. If you then become bitter and harbor resentment in your heart against that thief\u2014even silently without confronting them\u2014then unless you forgive, God will see you as a thief once again.<\/p>\n

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Ezekiel 18:24<\/strong>
\u201cBut if a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin\u2026 none of the righteous things they have done will be remembered.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Even though you may no longer steal, pray regularly, and live a life of faith, in God’s eyes all your previous thefts will be remembered\u2014as though they happened yesterday. If you die in that condition, God will ask why you stole that phone, or cheated that employer, or swindled that person\u2014even if those things happened many years ago.<\/p>\n

Now, consider this story carefully:<\/p>\n

Matthew 18:21\u201335<\/h3>\n
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Peter came to Jesus and asked, \u201cLord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?\u201d
Jesus answered, \u201cI tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Then Jesus gave a parable of a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. One man owed him ten thousand talents. Since he could not repay, the king ordered him and his family sold to repay the debt. But the servant begged for mercy, and the king forgave the entire debt.<\/p>\n

But this same servant went out and found a fellow servant who owed him a hundred denarii. He seized him and threw him in prison. When the king heard this, he called the first servant \u201cwicked,\u201d and reinstated his debt:<\/p>\n

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\u201cShouldn\u2019t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?\u201d<\/strong> (v.33)<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.\u201d<\/strong> (v.35)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Dear reader, stop wasting your time fighting enemies. Learn to forgive\u2014that’s how you yourself will be forgiven by God the Father.<\/p>\n

Who taught you to curse those who wrong you? Don\u2019t you see that such a teaching invites curses upon you too? Whoever hinders you from forgiving\u2014don\u2019t you see they\u2019re leading you to destruction? They\u2019re opening the gate to the fire of hell! Read again verse 35 carefully.<\/p>\n

And if you, having read this, still refuse to forgive those who offend you, don\u2019t you see that you\u2019re testifying against yourself\u2014and reminding God of your own sins?<\/p>\n

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James 2:13<\/strong>
\u201cJudgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

May the Lord grant us understanding and grace to walk in true forgiveness.<\/p>\n

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