1049) Forgiveness is a sometimes misunderstood “thing” some can feel is just something ethereal, that floats by us and is very hard to grasp. The biblical definition of forgiveness isn’t.

In Ephesians 1:7-8, the gift of forgiveness is closer to what we understand as receiving a pardon. With this concept, the “crime” committed and its subsequent punishment have been wiped off the court records because someone has “paid” for the crime instead.

It is a New Testament legal term that is like to a judge erasing the crime, as if it never happened.

Forgiveness is a gift because guilt and shame are heavy burdens you don’t have to carry. Forgiveness is a valuable gift