Title: If you forgive men their trespasses
The Lord in forgiving us, restores us into the joy of our salvation
We can only appreciate forgiveness if we have experienced forgiving others when they transgress against us. Is it sufficient to clear the other person's slate, but refuse to restore our former fellowship with him [I am speaking of a truly repentant sinner]? How can we keep and value the lighter deal of someone who had done wrong, had been forgiven [when we know that receiving forgiveness comes with the promise not to transgress again], and restored back to fellowship, when we have not played the difficult part of the oppressed party, and nurtured the hope that the other person would not commit the same offence again? The Lord would only bestow upon us what we would be willing to dispense to others also, so we would appreciate the importance of not sinning again, thereby truly cherishing the restored relationship.
