The Part of Prayer That Costs You
Daily Life

The Part of Prayer That Costs You

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 9, 20262 min
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  • Religion

Right after the prayer, Jesus doubles down on this line — the only line he explains further. If you forgive others, your Father forgives you. If you don't, he doesn't. That's not a threat. It's how forgiveness works.

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Today we're looking at the one line in the Lord's Prayer that Jesus immediately circles back to,

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What if something you're holding onto is keeping you from receiving something God has for you? Today we're looking at the one line in the Lord's Prayer that Jesus immediately circles back to, and the implications are huge. In Matthew 6, 12, Jesus is teaching us to pray, and he says,

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forgive us our sins as we have forgiven those who sin against us. And then just two verses later, Jesus doubles down, And when Jesus doubles down, man, you really don't want to miss it. He says, if you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.

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But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins. That's a really big statement. We can't receive the generous gift of God's forgiveness and then turn around and withhold forgiveness from someone else. And this is why it matters so much. Jesus knows that our

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