All the other things I wanted to say

Yesterday, I had the privilege of talking about forgiveness. And essentially, from Matthew 18 we saw that forgiveness is primarily about remembering rather than simply forgiving. Remembering Christ's work on our behalf is the key. It was certainly a challenge to preach with the elementary kids in the room, but it was great to see their faces. Well, as I looked at this subject, the whole concept of forgiveness grew and grew to the point that I had to delete probably 5 pages of stuff from the sermon. There were definitely many other things that I wanted to say but didn't have the time. Pastor Mark Driscoll from Mars Hill in Seattle in a recent sermon had these 10 things to say about what forgiveness is not. If you are confused by simply seeing these as a list, check out the fuller explanation on blog.marshillchurch.org

1. Forgiveness is not approving or diminishing sin.

2. Forgiveness is not enabling sin.

3. Forgiveness is not denying a wrongdoing.

4. Forgiveness is not waiting for an apology.

5. Forgiveness is not forgetting... Looks like he stole one from me ;)

6. Forgiveness is not ceasing to feel the pain.

7. Forgiveness is not a onetime event.

8. Forgiveness is not neglecting justice.

9. Forgiveness is not trusting.

10. Forgiveness is not reconciliation.