Whoever you are , and wherever this chapter finds you , admit your failures and receive God ’ s forgiveness .
Excerpted from Invinvible by Dr . Robert Jeffress . Copyright © 2021 Used by permission of Baker Books , a division of Baker Publishing Group ( http :// www . bakerpublishinggroup . com ).
Step # 4 : Act on God ’ s Forgiveness by Forgiving
Two of the most difficult passages in the New Testament to put into practice are Ephesians 4:32 and Colossians 3:13 . Both these verses command us to forgive those who have hurt us . If the command is not enough to get us to forgive others , Paul added a stinger to each verse : we are to forgive because God has forgiven us . We should never forget that God forgave us when we didn ’ t deserve it .
It doesn ’ t do any good to acknowledge wrongs done to you , assess your hurt from God ’ s perspective , admit your own wrongs , and receive God ’ s forgiveness if you refuse to forgive others . Instead , be like Jesus . Forgive — and you ’ ll discover that the mountain of bitterness will move out of your way to give you a clear view of the blessed life .
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Dr . Robert Jeffress is senior pastor of the 15,000-member First Baptist Church in Dallas , Texas and a FOX News contributor . His daily radio program , Pathway to Victory , is heard on more than 930 stations nationwide , and his weekly television program is seen on thousands of cable systems and stations in the US and in nearly 200 countries around the world . He is the author of more than 20 books , including Not All Roads Lead to Heaven , A Place Called Heaven and Courageous . Dr . Jeffress ’ new book , Invincible : Conquering the Mountains that Separate You From the Blessed Life , is available now .
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