“Paul said, ‘Let your gentleness be evident to all’ (Phil. 4:5).” (source)
“Totally forgiving someone doesn’t necessarily mean we will want to spend our vacation with them, but it does mean that we release the bitterness in our hearts concerning what they have done.” (source)
“We have hurt God, and we want to be let off the hook; people have hurt us, and we must let them off the hook.” (source)
“What impresses the world most is changed lives for which there is no natural explanation.” (source)
“But graciousness is withholding certain facts you know to be true, so as to leave your enemy’s reputation unscathed. Graciousness is shown by what you don’t say, even if what you could say would be true. Self-righteous people find it almost impossible to be gracious; they claim always to be after ‘the truth,’ no matter the cost. Total forgiveness sometimes means overlooking what you perceive to be the truth and not letting on about anything that could damage another person.” (source)
R. T. Kendall was the pastor of Westminster Chapel in London, England for twenty-five years. He is well known internationally as a speaker and teacher. Dr. Kendall is the author of more than forty books, including The Thorn in the Flesh, Grace, In Pursuit of His Glory, The Sensitivity of the Spirit, Total Forgiveness, Pure Joy, Just Say Thanks! and The Anointing: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Visit Kendall’s Web site at www.rtkendallministries.com.