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2 Corinthians 2:5-11 \u2013 <\/em>Now\u00a0if anyone has caused pain,\u00a0he has caused it not to me, but\u00a0in some measure\u2014not to put it too severely\u2014to all of you. For such a one,\u00a0this punishment by the majority is enough, so\u00a0you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. For this is why I wrote, that I might\u00a0test you and know\u00a0whether you are obedient in everything. Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ, so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for\u00a0we are not ignorant of his designs.<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Acts 7:59-60 \u2013 <\/em>And as they were stoning Stephen,\u00a0he called out, \u201cLord Jesus,\u00a0receive my spirit.\u201d And\u00a0falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice,\u00a0\u201cLord, do not hold this sin against them.\u201d And when he had said this,\u00a0he fell asleep.<\/em><\/p>\n

When you choose not to forgive, you are choosing to welcome the demonic into your life.<\/p>\n

The Bible often speaks of unforgiveness and the demonic together. Many of those sections are written by Paul, who previously worked for the devil, persecuting Christians and murdering the early church leader Stephen. While dying, Stephen echoed Jesus and prayed for his murderers, \u201cLord, do not hold this sin against them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stephen\u2019s prayer was answered. Paul was saved, forgiven of his debt to God by Jesus Christ, and he stopped serving Satan and started serving his Savior by preaching forgiveness.<\/p>\n

Who has caused you pain? The Holy Spirit through Paul teaches that when we are hurt, Satan seeks access to us, our family, and our church family.<\/p>\n

Is there anyone you have not fully forgiven from the heart? How has the demonic used your hurt to cause you more hurt?<\/p>\n

Consider for a moment what the complete record of all your sins would be. Don\u2019t overlook any thought you have had, deed you have done, word you have said, or motive you have hidden. Also recount your sins of omission, where you have failed to do right. How many pages long would all of the debts from your life be?<\/p>\n

Now, believe by faith that when the soldiers drove the nails into Jesus\u2019 hands and feet, they were in the spirit realm also nailing the record of your sinful debts to the cross. How did Jesus defeat and disarm the demonic? By paying the price of death for your debt to God to be forgiven.<\/p>\n

To defeat and disarm the demonic, you must forgive as you have been forgiven.<\/p>\n

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For the entire eight-week \u201cWin Your War\u201d sermon series from Pastor Mark, visit www.markdriscoll.org<\/a> or the Mark Driscoll Ministries app.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"