The Power of Forgiveness By Marjorie F. Eddington Categories: Expressing God , Forgiveness , Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Esau , Jacob , Jesus' Commandment - To Love as He Loved Have you ever hurt somebody and wished to be forgiven? Do you spend time thinking about how someone has wronged you? How do you forgive? People through the ages have wrestled with similar questions. Jesus and Christianity have changed the world with teachings of forgiveness. When the Apostle Peter asked Jesus, "Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven." (Matt 18:21,22). Jesus wasn't telling Peter to forgive someone 490 times and stop at 491. Rather, the numbers Jesus used were symbolic of infinity. We must forgive unconditionally and infinitely. So, how do you describe forgiveness? When asked, our Guest of the Month, Rob Miller replied: I wrote an ess
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