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Forgiving Others Their Offense, Part 1 (TMF:2807)

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Peace to Live By: Forgiving Others Their Offense, Part 1 (TMF:2807) - Daniel Litton
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       There will be times others offend us, and we will have a compliant against them. There will be times where we offend others, and generally this will likely be more inadvertent. Most offense doesn’t seem to come as a direct attack toward another, or if it is an attack usually the person has justified it within themselves so that they feel they have the right to attack, or should attack. We have all heard how we are supposed to deal with offenses, as Jesus dealt with in the Gospels. Interestingly, with the Colossian believers Paul doesn’t really get into the ‘how to’ in dealing with offenses, but rather focuses on the end result. He tells us how things are supposed to end after the complaint. And how they end is with genuine forgiveness, forgiveness from the heart wherein we no longer hold the person guilty for whatever we feel they did was wrong, or we feel they did against us individually. Depending on the offense, this can last five minutes, or it can last five years.