Achieving Peace Through Forgiveness
"Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.", Mat. 6:12, 14-15.
In the parable of Mat. 18:21-35, Jesus speaks of a king who forgives a debt of millions of dollars one of his servants owed him. Then how this servant went out and would not forgive a debt of a few dollars a fellow servant owed him. "Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' 34 In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. 35 This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."
"And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.", Mark 11:25.
"But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.", Luke 6:27-28.
"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.", Luke 6:37
"Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Do not take revenge, my friends, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.", Romans 12:17, 19, 21.
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.", Ephesians 4:32.
"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.", Col. 3:13.