Forgiveness only happens with Forgiveness

[thephnxman]

Originally Posted by jfrog

And yet Jesus said if you do not forgive others then the Father will not forgive you. Talk about his blood and crucifixion and sacrifice and your faith in him all you want but if you don't forgive others you will not be forgiven. Jesus said that not me.
You want another witness? In the gospel of Mark, Jesus says the same thing.

Beloved, it seems to me that you made a blanket statement on forgiveness.

I want to qualify my answer and be more explicit: for I guess to you it seems that I was just beating around the bush. Here goes:

Baptism, which is for remission of sins, will not avail the unrepentant sinner anything. Remission, like the Holy Spirit, is offered: but remission of sins will not be attained, and the Holy Spirit will be there only to convict of sin.

However, for the saint: We have the scriptures: "...we have an advocate with the Father...and if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Do you see the two-fold work of the Lord? He will not only forgive (is faithful), but will also cleanse (is just). In other words, the Lord will also root out the spirit of unforgiveness.

I hope this answer helps.