Seven
Basic
Stages
of Life
Foundation Stage
(To Be Instilled During the
Ages Birth to Six Years)
Focuses on Discipline
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FORGIVENESS
vs
Rejection
What is
Forgiveness?
.
Healingothers
by using their offenses as a
means
of expressing to them Christ's love.
Forgiveness
It's related to the motivational gift of Prophesy
Scripture Text:
"Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." - Ephesians 4:32
Some of
the Attributes:
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2. 3. 4. 5. |
"Learning
to demonstrate Christ's love toward an offender."
"Understanding the motives and conflicts of an offender." "Remembering how much God has forgiven us." "Learning to see spiritual value in the hurts God allows through other people." Overlooking one another's faults by means of expressing to them Christ's love (responding as if there were no faults)." (a.c.e.) |
Questions
to ask yourself:
| 1.
2. |
Have
you looked for ways of benefiting those who have hurt you in the past?
Do you hold any resentments for past offenses? |
Projects
to help instill this quality:
| 1.
2. 3. |
Read
Colossians 3:12,13 once a day for the next week.
Discuss Matthew 18:15-17 The result of unforgiveness if bitterness. See Hebrews 12:15. |
bible study
questions:
| 1.
2. |
Tell
of a specific time when Jesus demonstrated forgiveness.
Give an example of a Bible Character who exhibited a forgiving spirit. |
Go Back To Character
Qualities Index
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