Great post brother.
Looking at your response for me I struggle with the Mark 11:25-26 verses.
Do you think it means we could lose our salvation if we do not forgive.
Not taking generally but specific instances like what I suffered per my post above.
If I died before that then what?
it seems like God provided everything you needed in that situation particularly , even when you resisted at first . That entire situation you shared from your experiences seems to me , and I only read it didn’t live it or feel any of it it has the hallmarks of a Gods design from beginning to how it ended.
how touching of a moment when he passed as you prayed that part almost made me cry but in my “manly defense “I’m rather fragile at the moment 🙂
I would say to your question regarding mark 11 that it does say it both ways if you forgive , and if you don’t forgive
I think this part is misunderstood often what Jesus was really saying
“Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.”
John 20:21-23 KJV
I think that’s the importance of forgiving others and why it matters so desperately remember how everyone was astonished by Jesus the man who was forgiving sins ?
“When Jesus
saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and
reasoning in their hearts, Why doth
this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that
they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? But
that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.”
Mark 2:5-11 KJV
This wasn’t something taught in the ot it’s new that a man has authority to remit sins, Jesus had it and gave it to his disciples to operate the kingdom by bearing forth his judgements and spirit into the world . that’s something that comes with the Holy Spirit but with it comes his judgement about forgiving to the limit
we are representatives of Christ on earth so we need to grow into his judgements and spread them about losing salvstion I don’t think is what he’s getting at he’s talking about coming to the realization that when a sinner won’t forgive another sinner it’s because they aren’t yet conforming tonthe children of God so I personally believe it’s an exhortation , like being spurred in the spirit it’s meant to create a right understanding in our spirit so we understand the vast importance of being forgiven and also forgiving
the spirit always operates by his judgements and never the ones we hold beforehand sometimes with terrible circumstances as you shared there ot going to be very difficult , there was a reason it was on your heart and you heard what you heard three times and I believe probably mark 11 there being in your heart and soul was directing you to Gods path forward so every TV king worked out as it did which was beautiful in my view from ashes to beauty came the story
I don’t think he’s saying if we have something against another person and died before we could forgive we’ve lost our salvstion , I believe it’s meant to imprint the right belief in our hearts so when any situation comes up we’re going to have a proper compass to guide us
Jesus doctrine is all completely spiritual in nature meant for belief and perseverance it’s how it’s written on the hearts compass so we always have light to lead us in the dark world
