2. “My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius,
commander of the Armies of the North,
General of the Felix Legions and loyal
servant to the true emperor, Marcus
Aurelius. Father to a murdered son,
husband to a murdered wife.
And I will have my vengeance,
in this life or the next.

3. VENGEANCE
The desire to exact punishment
for a wrong done to self or another,
especially in resentment or vindictiveness

4. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17-20a
…if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The
old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled
us to Himself and gave us the ministry of
reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling
the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses
against them, & entrusting to us the message of
reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for
Christ, God making

5. VENGEANCE
The desire to exact punishment
for a wrong done to self or another,
especially in resentment or vindictiveness
RECONCILIATION
To bring into agreement
or harmony

6. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17-20a
…if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The
old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled
us to Himself and gave us the ministry of
reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling
the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses
against them, & entrusting to us the message of
reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for
Christ, God making

7. FALSE NARRATIVE
Only when we forgive
will we be forgiven & healed
(leads to performance & earning)

8. FALSE NARRATIVE
Only when we forgive
will we be forgiven & healed
(leads to performance & earning)
TRUE NARRATIVE
Knowing we have been forgiven
leads to healing & forgiveness

9. JESUS’ NARRATIVE
Therefore the kingdom of heaven may
be compared to a king who wished to settle
accounts with his servants. When he began to
settle,
one was brought to him who owed him ten
thousand talents. And since he could not pay, his
master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and
children and
all that he had, and payment to be made.

10. JESUS’ NARRATIVE
So the servant fell on his knees,
imploring him, ‘Have patience with me,
and I will pay you everything.’
And out of pity for him, the master of
that servant released him and
forgave him the debt.
- Matthew 18:23-27

11. PAUL’S NARRATIVE: Pattern &
Power one another and,
Bear with
if one has a complaint against another,
forgive each other;
as the Lord has forgiven you,
so you also must forgive.
- Colossians 3:13

12. PAUL’S NARRATIVE: Pattern &
Powerto one another,
Be kind
tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
as God in Christ forgave you.
- Ephesians 4:32

13. PAUL’S NARRATIVE: Pattern &
Power if anyone is caught
Brothers,
in any transgression,
you who are spiritual
should restore him
in a spirit of gentleness.
- Galatians 6:1

14. TWO IMPORTANT
REMINDERS
1. Forgiveness doesn’t mean erasing
healthy/necessary relational boundaries

15. TWO IMPORTANT
REMINDERS
1. Forgiveness doesn’t mean erasing
healthy/necessary relational boundaries
2. Forgiveness should never be done
via public ambush

17. SOUL TRAINING
Ask the Lord to show you if there is anyone
who
has hurt you, but you haven’t been able to
forgive…
- Remember how much YOU have been forgiven
- Remember Christ died for THEM as well
- Remember that YOU being reconciled to God
& THEM being reconciled to God does NOT