Forgiveness is a central concept of the Gospel. Knowing whether or not you’ve been forgiven by God is one of the most important questions that must be answered in your entire life! So what does it mean that we are forgiven by God? And how do we forgive others as we have been forgiven (Eph 4:32)?

Unfortunately, many of us have been taught an unbiblical therapeutic model of forgiveness. Where did the idea that forgiveness is mainly something you do for your own benefit come from? We can assure you that it did not come from Scripture, and it does not model in any way God’s amazing, beautiful, life-changing forgiveness for His children! It’s paramount that we get forgiveness right, so let’s look at what Scripture has to say to us about it.

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