If you're not forgiving others regularly and consistently and completely, then God is not forgiving

you in a temporal sense, and if you're not being forgiven in a temporal sense, several things will

happen. You will forfeit blessing, and you will come under chastening.

Welcome to Grace to You, featuring the Bible teaching of John MacArthur. I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

To err is human, to forgive is divine. It's been over 300 years since the English poet Alexander Pope wrote those words, and they still ring true today,

reflecting a timeless, even biblical principle.

On today's grace to you, John MacArthur shows you how a forgiving spirit can save a relationship

or help you overcome anger.

But most important, you'll see why a forgiving spirit reveals your

resemblance to your Heavenly Father like nothing else. It's all part of John's continuing look at

the pillars of Christian character. Now, to help you understand what biblical forgiveness really is,

and why it's crucial to the health of every relationship in your life, here is John

MacArthur.

There is a very necessary component in the life of the church, one that we will be called upon

to exercise at all times in the life of the church.

It is none other than the attitude of forgiveness,

of forgiveness. This must be a companion alongside the pursuit of holiness where the church becomes

very harsh, very bitter, and very rigid.

The church is no place for grudges.

The Christian life is not to be characterized by grudges or vengeance or bitterness or pride.

All of that is destructive and must be dissolved in a forgiving attitude.

This is absolutely essential because as much as we want to bring heaven down, as much

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