Why is true, biblical forgiveness glorious? Why is it God-glorifying? What reasons may we find in Scripture?
Biblical Forgiveness is glorious because it…
1) Provides the only way to freedom from the bondage and bitterness of past hurts due to wrongs suffered at the hand of others
2) Promotes awareness of the wrongs committed by others through the bold confrontation of their sin
3) Reveals a tender-heartedness moulded by the right responses to offenses suffered from other people
4) Acknowledges God’s sovereign purposes in the suffering of wrongs from others
5) Considers the well-being of others through the consequences of pardoning their offenses
6) Refuses to usurp God’s role in judging offenders
7) Gives reassurances regarding future retaliation in view of the pardoned offenses of people
