Section 9
be judged by the Lord with mercy. As James 2:13 says, "Mercy triumphs over judgment."
Years ago I heard what C. H. Spurgeon said in a sermon on forgiveness. In that sermon he pointed out that it is difficult for Christians to forgive others. He said that we may think that we have forgiven someone. However, our for giveness can be compared to burying a dead dog and allowing the tail to show. After forgiving someone, we may say, "So-and-so offended me, but I have forgiven him." This is to show the "tail" of the "dog."
According to the New Testament, to forgive means to forget and to release. We need to for get the offense and release the offender. Once we have done this, we should never speak of the matter again.
GIVING TO OTHERS
In verse 38 the Lord goes on to say, "Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, they will give into your bosom; for with what measure you measure, it will be measured to you in return." M. R. Vincent has pointed out that here "bosom" denotes "the gathered fold of the wide upper garment, bound together with the girdle, and