Forgiveness is a vital step toward emotional and spiritual healing- a step the enemy is eager for us to skip. In part 3 of 2 Corinthians: Overcoming Affliction With Christ’s Love and Truth, Pastor Dan Cox reads from 2 Corinthians 2:5-11.
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Study Notes
Outwitting Forgiveness
Forgiveness…
- To “send away” an offense, to pardon, cancel a debt, release, give up the right to retaliate for a wrong
Understanding the Text
- Forgiveness and Reaffirmation (2:5-8)
- Outwitting Satanic Schemes (2:9-11)
Emotional and Spiritual Healing
- of the offender
- of the offended
Some Key Biblical Texts on Forgiveness
A Tough Question: Should I forgive someone who hasn’t repented?
Applying the Text
- God’s Word: Forgive as We Have Been Forgiven
- God’s Grace: Abundant Pardon
- God’s Help: Abundant Power