Alan Neale

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The Mutuality of Forgiveness

mutuality-giving-and-receiving“If you forgive others, you will be forgiven; if not…” Matthew 5:14,15

This crucial verse is often misunderstood. This is not God trying to barter, bargain, negotiate – offering the happy state of forgiven and forgiving if…

This crucial verse is not so much prescriptive (describing a situation that will be) but rather descriptive (describing a situation that is). So the soul that refuses to forgive, does nothing to increase the capacity to forgive, risks the inability to receive and especially enjoy forgiveness.

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