“Do we refuse to forgive? God, too, will refuse to forgive us. As we treat our neighbours, so also does God treat us. The forgiveness or unforgiveness of your sins, then, and hence also your salvation or destruction, depend on you yourself.
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“people often ask God for forgiveness and feel that they have received His mercy, but fail to show the same mercy to others
“God is ready to forgive people for their failings, but recalled that the prayer “forgive us our debts” is followed by the words “as we forgive our debtors.”
“Sometimes I understand with my mind that God has commanded us to forgive, and I forgive – but the heart resists and does not want to. Yet if a person compels himself, prays, and asks God to soften his heart, then God will help him sincerely forgive his neighbor.
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“The Gospel shows us that forgiving our neighbour makes us merciful like God
“A person who does not forgive the faults of others cannot attain the holiness that comes from God.
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