It is far easier to give into the irritation that we feel when at times than to do otherwise. It certainly gives us more personal satisfaction to let our fuse remain short and exact our pound of flesh when people cross us. But God commands us not to repay evil with evil, nor to seek personal revenge. One of the virtues that God creates and nurtures in his children is patience. We are to love our neighbor as ourselves, and God’s word says that love is patient and that it covers a multitude of sins.
When Christians are understanding of others and quick to forgive we are simply imitating God, who is long-suffering toward us and has forgiven us of so much, and who calls us to do the same.
When Christians are understanding of others and quick to forgive we are simply imitating God, who is long-suffering toward us and has forgiven us of so much, and who calls us to do the same.
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