Forgiveness is first and foremost a decision.

Dr. Tony Evans says when you make the effort to forgive others and let go of

betterness, it no longer destroys your day, destroys your life because you made a decision to forgive.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical

teachings from the archives of Dr Tony Evans.

God's forgiveness is a gift, but Dr Evans says the grudges we hold toward others can prevent us from receiving it.

Let's listen in to this foundational message on forgiveness as he talked about the prayer that

leads to pardon.

Starting in Matthew chapter six.

At this point in the Lord's prayer,

he says, forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.

After talking about hollowing his name,

submitting to his kingdom, and yielding to his will,

and having gotten the provisions of God,

he says, now, forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.

So the question that we have to ask is

what does the word forgive mean? Because a false definition will lead you to a false conclusion.

First of all let me make this inextricably clear. Forgiveness is first and foremost a decision.

Let me say that again.

Forgiveness is first and foremost a decision.

You need to hear that one more time. first and

for most a decision.

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