What's So Amazing About Grace? Updated Edition - Session 3: The Art of Forgiving
What's So Amazing About Grace? (Philip Yancey)
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17m
When Jesus said, “Forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing,” he meant all of those who had *not* repented: the Roman soldiers, the religious leaders, his disciples who had fled in darkness, you, me. Jesus forgave us *in advance,* in order to set us free to forgive those who wrong us. The more we love our enemies, the more we resemble God the Father.
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