If we are Ambassadors for Christ, then we must represent His interests and His ways of doing all things. At the top of the list and at every step of the list of priorities is forgiveness. Today s Gospel makes it perfectly clear that forgiving a person their faults is not an option, it is a requirement. Simply because Christ forgives anyone who asks and He has called us to be His representatives, therefore we must do the same. Forgiveness is the crux of Christ s work.
Salvation requires forgiveness.
Anyone with unfinished business in regards to restitution for sins needs to hear Christ tell us we must forgive and make the situation as right as we possibly can. We the Christians of Ray Of Hope Church want to go on record as believing these words of Christ s are as valid today as the first day he taught the doctrine of mandatory forgiveness. Forgiving someone something they have done may seem as impossible as the parting of the Red Sea, but God will supply the miraculous ability to forgive as Jesus forgives if we simply ask for that assistance. Let us continue on our journey then, listening and believing the Word Of God and taking all of its commands seriously so that we can continue to evolve as better ambassadors for Christ. To His Name be the glory both now and forever.