Episode 15: The Long Road to Forgiveness - Faith - Seventy Times Seven

<p>SEASON 1</p> <p>EPISODE 15</p> <p>THE THREE DIFFERENT STEPS TOWARDS FINDING <a href="https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/eight_keys_to_forgiveness"><strong>FORGIVENESS</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ"><strong>FAITH – SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN</strong></a> BY <a href="https://sidneystjames.com/"><strong>SIDNEY ST. JAMES </strong></a>(A True Story of Forgiveness)</p> <p>From the memoirs of the first ordained woman minister in the state of Louisiana, Rev. Ada Caston Slaton Bonds, as Moderator for the General Assembly six years in a row. Given the official title of Mother of All Presbyteries of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Active in the ministry for 55+ years, almost longer than any other woman in the United States. Known throughout the South as the greatest Evangelical minister in all denominations.</p> <p>Given the title of the representative to God for her “Pure Womanhood” by the Ku Klux Klan No. 60.</p> <p>Numerous scriptures were found in her Red Chief Notebooks about Forgiveness.</p> <p>The story of her life written in the creative historical nonfiction genre.</p> <p>How Often Do We Have to Forgive?</p> <p><strong>Matthew 18:21-22. </strong>Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven."</p> <p>*****</p> <p>As soon as Jesus rose from the dead and made his first visit to the disciples, he breathed the Holy Spirit on them and then spoke to them about forgiveness.</p> <p><strong>John 20:21-23.</strong> <em>Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”</em></p> <p>*****</p> <p>One text that speaks about the consequences of unforgiveness.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Matthew 18:23-35</strong>. The parable b