Be Free to Forgive

By Queen Phillips

Are you a Christian struggling to forgive someone who hurt you? Are you refusing to forgive someone for the pain they caused? Have you tried to let go of past offenses, but cannot? Have you forgiven yourself? Perhaps you are seeking forgiveness, but the person you wronged refuses to forgive you?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, your answers are in this book!

If you have experienced life's challenges, then more than likely, you have been faced with the decision to forgive or not forgive. Your decision to forgive or not affects your total well-being. It also has an eternal impact. Forgiveness is always a personal matter, whether you are the one seeking forgiveness or the one needing to forgive.

It is natural to feel justified for not forgiving the person who wronged you, hurt you and caused you so much pain.

A familiar declaration is, "I'll forgive but I'll never forget." Unfortunately, many Christians think it's okay, but is it? Forgiveness is never easy. God understands that it is sometimes difficult for us to forgive those who betrayed us, crushed our spirit and drove nails through our heart. Jesus understands; He is our example. However, if we are serious about our relationship with Jesus Christ, we must obey His commandment and seek to please Him by following His principles of forgiveness while living in this society with all its ills. When we seek to see from God's perspective on forgiveness and ask Him to help us, He will. The supernatural power of the Holy Spirit imparts into us a forgiving spirit, gives us peace, binds up our wounds, and makes us whole. We will know the truth and experience the liberating power of forgiveness. We will be FREE to FORGIVE.

• Language: English
• Publisher: QEP Enterprises
• Release date: Mar 3, 2018
• ISBN: 9781523740581

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Copyright © 2013, 2015 Queen E. Phillips

Published by QEP Enterprises

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Table of Contents

Word of encouragement....................................1

the premise........................................................4

LIVING DANGEROUSLY...................................8

the pOWER OF FORGIVENESS......................14

10 Biblical truths On FORGIVENESS.............18

FAMILY RESTORATION STARTS WITH FORGIVENESS  29

A BIBLICAL EXAMPLE....................................31

Case Study: Family Matters...........................32

REAL LIFE TESTIMONIES.............................46

My New Beginning.......................................47

True Forgiveness through God’s Love...........50

the ultimaTe act of forgiveness.......................53

Prayer of forgiveness......................................59

Viewpoints (Survey)........................................60

CONCLUSION.................................................66

Journaling/Notes.............................................67

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ADDITIONAL BOOKS

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Word of Encouragement

If you are a new follower of Jesus Christ, you should know that you have made the greatest decision you will ever make in this life! WELCOME to the huge Family of God. I do not want you to be ignorant concerning this new journey you have begun.  It is a faith walk. In essence, you will have some experiences that will be helpful in growth as a Christian. Your past and future experiences will all fit into God’s plan and specific purpose for your life.  His desire is for you to live an abundant and victorious life in Jesus Christ.  Sure, you will make some mistakes along the way, but He will never stop loving you. He will never leave you nor forsake you.  This is the beginning of an eternal relationship with the Creator of the Universe.  How awesome! Right?

Therefore, be encouraged to stay connected to Christ; never walk away from Him.  Instead, always draw closer to Him through the study of His Word (Bible) and prayer, regardless of your challenges, difficulties, trials, and tribulations.  Now that you belong to Him, He is your Source of strength, comfort and hope in this life. 

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With Him, you can be confident that even your tragedies can transform your life and become triumphs.

Perhaps you are not a new convert or follower of Jesus Christ. You may have been a Christian for some time now, but you still struggle with forgiveness.  This book will help you also. The purpose of this book is to provide some basic principles of forgiveness which are altogether different from the world.  On your walk of faith with the Lord, your greatest desire should be to get to know Him.  In other words, you should grow in the knowledge of him (2 Peter 1:1-10). As you grow in your knowledge of Him, you will find