By:Earl C. Grow, Ph.

(713) #485-5736 November 15, 1993

Forgiveness
Not to remember
Luke 6:26"Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. 27 But I say
unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28Bless them that curse you, and pray for them
which despitefully use you.29And unto him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh
away thy cloke forbid not [to take thy] coat also.30Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy
goods ask [them] not again.31And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 32For if ye love
them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. 33And if ye do good to them which
do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. 34And if ye lend [to them] of whom ye hope to
receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 35But love ye your enemies, and do
good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for
he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.36Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful."

To be a child of God is great, but how do you love your enemies?You can not with the love that you have
known since birth.Most Christians come to God by trying to do good and by going to church.This is not coming
to God, because God IS His Word and without theunderstanding of His Word you can not know LOVE.The
kind of love that God is can forgive all things from he who repents.This is the love you need to help you to
forgive from the heart your enemies.

John 1:1"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2The same was in the
beginning with God.3All things were made by [the Word] him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."

John 1:12"But as many as received[the Word] him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them
that believe on his [ Word in Rev. 19:13 ] name:13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the
will of man, but of God.14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."

John 3:3"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God.4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into
his mother's womb, and be born?5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of]
the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

How do you love someone you don't know?Many people profess that they love God & Jesus, whom are both
the Word, but yet they confess they don't know the Word of God.It is in this manner that most people deceive
themselves thinking that the love of God is in them.Rivers of living waters will flow from he that is born of
water which is the water baptisms of Jesus or the Word of God from your lips.And the baptisms of the Holy
Spirit is walking out your life by the leading & guiding of the Holy Spirit.

Let him with eyes and ears see & understand

I John 1:5"This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is
no darkness at all.6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in[ignorance of God's Word] darkness, we lie,
and do not the truth:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood
of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."
I John 2:3"And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and
keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the
love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him."
How can anyone say they are a Christian without the understanding of God's Word?Does the Word really say
that the love of God is perfected by keeping His Word?How do you keep His Word if you don't know His
Word?

2 Cor. 2:10"To whom ye forgive any thing, I [forgive] also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave [it], for your
sakes [forgave I it] in the person of Christ;11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his
devices [ Methods ]."

When we don't forgive, we give Satan the advantage in this war between God and Satan over our souls.You
must understand that their is a war being fought over your soul.Demons, through the thoughts of your mind, get
people to do evil unto each other.

Eph. 6:11"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle
not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high [places]."

The hatred that a person feels when hurt must NOT be applied to the person who did the wrong, but to Satan's
evil ways.This is very difficult if you don't understand the war between good & evil.Their is a fight for your
( soul ) worship and service forever.

1 Cor. 7:5"Defraud ye not one the other, except [it be] with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting
and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your[ lack of self-control ] incontinency. 11:3 But I fear,
lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity
that is in Christ.14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light."Ref.: Jn. 13:2

2 Tim. 2:25"In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the
acknowledging of the truth;"Ref.: Lk. 22:31

Rev. 12:9"And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole
world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven,
Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our
brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night."

Forgive so you also maybe FORGIVEN

Mat. 6:14"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye forgive not men
their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."

Luke 17:1"Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe [unto him], through
whom they come!2It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he
should offend one of these little ones.3Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he
repent, forgive him.4And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee,
saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him."

Rev. 2:26"And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:"

Mark 3:28"Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever
they shall blaspheme:29But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of
eternal damnation:30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit."
Their is only one thing you can not be forgiven for and that is found in Heb. 6:4-6.And you can not commit this
sin until you have experienced the spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit and then turn from the truth.To know the
truth is to understand the Word of God not as men do, but as the Holy Spirit reveals unto you.

Col. 1:9"For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be
filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;10That ye might walk worthy of the Lord
unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;11Strengthened with all
might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; 12Giving thanks unto the
Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13Who hath delivered us from the
power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14In whom we have redemption through his
blood, [even] the forgiveness of sins:"

Seek constantly to know the Word of God, live by the power of the Holy Spirit and not by yourown
understanding.When you draw close unto God you will understand and have the power to forgive all those who
have done harm unto you.If a person repents not then withdraw from them, but if they repent then forgive them.

If you find it hard to forgive then stop thinking about the hurt and think on good things.As you dwell on the
hurt, Satan will feed on your anger with evil thoughts and if you persist then you will become bitter & die.When
you find it difficult to think on good things then read: Psa. 25:14-22, 86:1-17, 103:1-22 or Psa. 130:1-
8.Understand what Satan is doing in this hour and you can NOT be deceived as the Elect can not be.Why?
Because they follow the written word of God and NOT any man Mat. 24:24.

May God Bless