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Freedom thru Forgiveness 5

From BobHamp.com

Forgiveness:  God’s Gift to allow you to be who He made you to be, in the face of real evil and real pain.  What is it?  What is our part?  What is God’s part.  The answers to these questions may open the door to your freedom.  Forgiveness is a two part process, the first part, is yours.  You do your part, and it connects you to the work that God already performed through Jesus on the cross.  Let’s examine.

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Freedom thru Forgiveness 4

From BobHamp.com

In order to understand how forgiveness sets us free, we must recognize the trap that we are in.  Forgiving another is not a rigid expectation of anger management; it is a divine healing.

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Freedom thru Forgiveness 2

From BobHamp.com

So it happens. The fallen-ness of our world does its work, and someone, somewhere hurts you. The assault begins to try to prevent you from allowing the Nature of your Creator and Redeemer to flow through you. Then you go to a pastor or christian counselor and they say the dreaded words. “You have to forgive…”

So we either begin to resist, or try to comply. Resistance comes from a variety of misunderstandings, and if compliance comes without understanding we may try to forgive and wonder why we still start to twitch when we see “that woman” at the grocery store.

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Freedom thru Forgiveness 1

From BobHamp.com

God’s job description is to cover the entire creation with His nature. His chosen strategy is you and I. By placing His nature in us and allowing us to re-present Him in the geography we inhabit, God is fulfilling His mission, and expressing His love to us simultaneously.

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No Regrets – the Power of Forgiveness

On September 28th, about 3 weeks ago, I got a call at 6am.  My Father had unexpectedly passed away during the night in his sleep. He was 76 years old.

As the oldest son, I immediately packed up some clothes and made the four-hour drive home with my wife. I knew it was going to be a difficult week.  So many emotions, so many things to do, so many tears to shed.

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