It is a psychological impossibility to cherish the beauty of being forgiven and then not

to share it with those who have wronged you.

Battle against bitterness is the battle against unbelief.

If the battle against bitterness is a battle against unbelief in the beauty of our forgiveness,

then how do we fight it?

That's the question John Piper answers from Romans 12, 17-21 in this episode of Light

and Truth.

This sermon was originally preached at Bethlehem Baptist Church on November 20, 1988.

Let's pray.

Lord, I don't get anger and bitterness out of anybody's heart, only you do,

and you are gloriously willing and eager and able.

The instrument of your healing and your deliverance from the bondage of grudges and bitterness

is your Word, its promises and its councils, and so we pray as a people right now

that your Holy Spirit would empower your Word and that there would be great works of deliverance

before this hour is over.

Oh God, grant I pray that you would give us ears to hear and miraculous responsiveness

in Jesus' name. Amen.

Four ways to fight the unbelief that is beneath bitterness.

Number one, believe that what the good physician prescribes is good for you.

Believe that what the good physician prescribes is good for you.

He prescribes in Colossians 3, 8, put away anger.

Put away anger. It's like the doctor saying, put away coffee.

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