The leadership team at Kings of Kings Worship Center in Basking Ridge, NJ, has been teaching the material of John and Paula Sandford, founders of the Elijah House Ministries, since our founding in 1999. In this teaching on Accomplishing Forgiveness we explore how the act of forgiveness can be a multi-stage process. Much like peeling an onion, there can be many layers that have to be peeled back. Have you ever said, “I’ll forgive, but I’ll never forget.” That’s a sign that forgiveness has NOT been accomplished. What if Jesus said that about us? The bible says, “as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” (Psalm 103:12)
We pray this material will be a blessing to you and encourage you to read the book, “Transforming the Inner Man,” by John and Paula Sandford. It the first book in the four-part "Transformation Series" written by the Sandfords.
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Welcome to the teaching on accomplishing forgiveness.
I’ll point out right up front that the title is not just
“Forgiveness,” the title is, “Accomplishing Forgiveness.”
You might wonder why that little extra word is in there.
Part one is learning how to forgive.
Part two is accomplishing complete forgiveness.
We'll learn that the initial step of forgiving someone is crucial,
but it's not usually the final and step in the process.
Just because you've said you forgive somebody,
doesn't mean that it's been fully accomplished in your heart.
The topic of forgiveness is dear to the heart of all Christians.
We have the basic understanding that when we
first accepted Christ as Savior
we knew at the deepest level of our
hearts that our sins had been forgiven.
When we began our walk with the Lord, we
learned that we still must seek forgiveness.
Just because we became Christians didn't mean
stopped sinning or making mistakes or hurting people.
It might have been unintentional, but we still have to continually ask
people for forgiveness.
1 John 1:9 is a popular verse for new Christians.
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us from all iniquity from all unrighteousness.
That's important to understand because He is faithful and just.
We do our part, we make the confession of the sin, and then
He's faithful and just - not only to forgive us,
but to cleanse us from the effects of that sin.
We first learned about forgiveness at
salvation and then we gained a greater
understanding after we're saved.
We need to continue to confess our
sins and ask for forgiveness - both from
God and the people that we've hurt.
We have to seek God's power to break the power of those sins.
There is a sinful nature that is still trying to control us.
What the Sanford's found out during their decades
of prayer ministry is that forgiveness is a multi-layered process.
People would come in for prayer and it was obvious they'd taken the
initial steps of forgiving the people who hurt them.
Yet there was still strong evidence of bad fruit in their lives,
which indicated that the roots still existed.
We’ve learned that just because someone has made
an initial attempt to forgive, it doesn't mean that forgiveness
has been fully accomplished.
When forgiveness reaches that final stage of
being accomplished, it means the root
has been fully dealt with and the person
is free from the bad fruit that comes
with holding unforgiveness in our hearts.
1 Peter 3:7 says,
“You husband's likewise conduct your married lives with
understanding. Although your wife may be
weaker physically you should respect her
as a fellow heir of the gift of life if
you don't your prayers will be hindered.”
One version says, “Your prayers will be blocked.”
That’s an important part of the spiritual warfare we face.
Our prayers can be blocked when we mistreat people.
Remember, the thing God loves the most: PEOPLE.
He created us in His own image.
He set up relational guidelines for us to follow.
When we break those guidelines by failing to forgive people
then we put this hindrance on our lives.
Forgiving people is right up at the top
of the list of guidelines.
In Mark 11:25 Jesus says,
“Whenever you stand praying, if you have
anything against anyone forgive them so
that your Father in Heaven may also
forgive you your trespasses. But if you
do not forgive, neither will your Father
in heaven forgive your trespasses.”
That's a very convicting scene right there.
We've got great intentions, we're going
to pray or spend time alone with the Lord,
and then he says, “Check your heart to see
if you've got anything against anyone.
You’re required to forgive them.”
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