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Forgive offenders & guard yourselves against greed

Posted by Melody Christie on September 10, 2024 - 11:42am

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Scriptures Referenced

31. Go to Christians who offend you—Matthew 18:15 
Matthew 18:15 Amplified Bible (AMP)
15 “If your brother sins[a], go and show him his fault in private;
if he listens and pays attention to you, 
you have won back your brother.


Galatians 6:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
6 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any sin, you who are spiritual
[that is, you who are responsive to the guidance of the Spirit] 
are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness 
[not with a sense of superiority or self-righteousness],
keeping a watchful eye on yourself, so that you are not tempted as well.

 

32. Forgive offenders—Matthew 18:21-22 (Also Proverbs 19:11)
21Then Peter came to Him and asked, “Lord, how many times 
will my brother sin against me and I forgive him 
and let it go? Up to seven times?”
22 Jesus answered him, “I say to you, not up to seven times, 
but seventy times seven.

 

Proverbs 19:11 Amplified Bible (AMP)
11 Good sense and discretion make a man slow to anger,
And it is his honor and glory to overlook a transgression
or an offense [without seeking revenge and harboring resentment].
 

33. Beware of covetousness—Luke 12:15

Luke 12:15 Amplified Bible (AMP)
15 Then He said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves
against every form of greed; for not even when one has
an overflowing abundance does his life consist of 
nor is it derived from his possessions.”