1 John 4:8-9 says, “…God is love. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.” Verse 19 says, “We love Him because He first loved us.”

John 15:12 says, “This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” Have you ever struggled to love someone when they were sinning against you? Romans 5:5 says, “…the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”

As in forgiving another, we forgive with the same forgiveness we have received. Ephesians 4:32. Colossians 3:13. When our heart is wounded by someone’s sin against us, we extend His same love that was poured into our hearts. We sacrifice our flesh to freely give His eternal love to them.