Forgiveness

Here is my second religious post for the week! 

Forgiveness is something that we have to understand and be willing to implement in our lives if we hope to grow and become better each day. In 2 Corinthians chapter 2 the Corinthians were commanded to forgive each other “if any have caused grief.” In verse 7 it says, “So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.” It is hard to forgive others sometimes and at some point we will all have to forgive someone if we haven’t already, but if we fully forgive those who have wronged us we will be better off in the end. In Matthew 6:14-15 it says, “For is ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will you Father forgive your trespasses.” If we do our part by forgiving others, then when we ask our Father in heaven to forgive us he will do so. If we do not forgive than we will not be forgiven ourselves, and we will fall into Satan’s grasp because of the hardness of our hearts.