One of the greatest doctrines of the New Testament is that of forgiveness. No longer was the law 'eye for eye', or 'tooth for tooth'. Now it is 'turn the other cheek', and 'judge not that ye be not judged'.
The people of Corinth were told that 'if any have caused grief', that they should not condemn them, but comfort and forgive them, and confirm our love toward them. This goes against many people's initial reaction to someone who has caused harm. We need to remember that it is Christ who wants us to forgive, and Satan who wants us to hold unto anger.
When we forgive others, we are promised that we will be forgiven as well, perhaps not always by our fellow men, but our Father in Heaven. Satan also will not be able to use anger to control us if we are not angry with someone else.
When we don't forgive others, we have no right to ask that our sins be forgiven. In fact, we face a greater condemnation than those who had originally sinned against us. One of the reasons that I think this is, is because if we absolutely refuse to forgive someone we see ourselves as a better person than them. We are also saying that the Atonement is not enough to cover their sins.
2 Corinthians 2; Matthew 6; Doctrine and Covenants 64
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