Oluseun ArowolajuFounder, The Tentmakers · preacher. builder.

Forgiveness: Why It's Hard, and How Jesus Makes It Possible

Name: Forgiveness: Why It's Hard, and How Jesus Makes It Possible
Uploaded: 2025-07-03T05:00:37+00:00
Duration: 29 s
Channel: Oluseun Arowolaju
Description: In this brief reflective talk, the speaker emphasizes how profoundly difficult it is to forgive someone who has caused deep trauma or heartbreak. He…

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In this brief reflective talk, the speaker emphasizes how profoundly difficult it is to forgive someone who has caused deep trauma or heartbreak. He argues that the only compelling reason to extend forgiveness is the example and power of Jesus' forgiveness toward the individual. By receiving forgiveness from Jesus, the speaker claims believers are freed from any justification for holding onto resentment, making it possible to forgive others.

It's hard to forgive the person that is the cause of your trauma. It's hard to forgive the person that broke your heart. I mean, what world would you ever forgive somebody that have done such treacherous things to you apart from the fact that Jesus forgave you? That's why what Jesus did is so powerful, because at that point that Jesus forgave you, you have no reason not to forgive anybody else.