Building the Bridge to Forgiveness (Part 1 of 2)
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
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🗓️ 30 August 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Gary Chapman explains how we can begin to heal any relationship by taking responsibility for our part of the problem and seeking forgiveness from both God and the other person. He explains how small injustices can create bricks in a wall between us and our loved one, and the place to start is tearing down the wall on our side. Dr. Chapman illustrates the concept of forgiveness through Bible verses and through descriptions of conflicts with his own wife and son. (Part 1 of 2)
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| 0:00.0 | In those early years, when I came to know the Lord, he and his family were so |
| 0:07.3 | against it that they actually advised him to divorce me. |
| 0:12.5 | Joyce spent many lonely years trying to trust God and love her husband well. |
| 0:17.2 | Thankfully, she found the support and encouragement she needed. |
| 0:21.0 | I think that God just really used to focus on the family and your guys' ministry to |
| 0:26.0 | grow me and prepare me and guide my heart to live out in front of my husband what it means to follow Christ. |
| 0:35.8 | In the best news of all is that Joyce Husband also became a follower of Jesus. |
| 0:40.8 | I'm Jim Daley. When we work together, we can strengthen more marriages like Joyce and give |
| 0:46.2 | families hope. Please call 800 the letter A in the word family or donate at focusonthefamily.com |
| 0:53.0 | slash hope and your gift will be doubled. |
| 1:01.4 | Today on Focusonthefamily, Dr. Gary Chapman shares encouragement for those times when you might |
| 1:07.1 | have some discord in a relationship. God does not want you depressed for three months because |
| 1:12.7 | you sinned against your spouse. He wants you to accept his forgiveness, get out, move on, do |
| 1:18.2 | something good today. You'll learn how to do just that. And our host is Focusonthefamily. |
| 1:24.5 | Thanks for joining us. I'm John Fuller. John, we always enjoy having Dr. Chapman here in the studio. |
| 1:29.9 | But today, we're featuring a prerecorded presentation about forgiveness. |
| 1:34.7 | And this is for everyone who feels stuck trying to mend a relationship, be it with a spouse, |
| 1:40.7 | a child, a boss, because there are things you can do on your side of the equation. |
| 1:47.1 | Listen and see. Dr. Chapman is probably best known for his series of books on the five |
| 1:53.2 | love languages. And this content is from his book The Five Apology Languages. |
| 1:58.3 | Here now, Dr. Gary Chapman speaking at Moody Bible Institute on today's episode of Focusonthefamily. |
| 2:06.6 | Today, I want to speak on the topic of tearing down walls. |
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