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Originally Posted by thephnxman
A person repents: has agreed that he is a sinner needing salvation; that, essentially he is wrong and God is right;
The person is baptized: the sins are remitted, has, believed and accepted the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus;
Received the Holy Spirit: in other words, has been received into the kingdom of God.
(1) If the person was offended PRIOR to repentance: it seems that God has accepted that person: I would not try to judge him/her. There is "...a sin not unto death....
(2) If the person was offended AFTER salvation, and harbors ill will: then there is a "...sin unto death...": and the church must pray for his/her repentance.
What we must guard against is judging anyone based on just ONE solitary scripture. Remember: "Let every word be established by the mouth of two witnesses or three." These must be NEUTRAL witnesses!
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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.
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