Insights on Total Forgiveness from RT Kendall

May 5, 2025

Lecture on Total Forgiveness by RT Kendall

Introduction

  • Speaker: Ray Molder discusses the book "Total Forgiveness" by RT Kendall.
  • Purpose: To explore the concept of total forgiveness and how to know if one has truly forgiven someone.

Key Points

Personal Journey

  • Life Change: Ray Molder's life changed by taking advice to heart.
  • Teaching: Began teaching the message of total forgiveness.
  • Challenge: People questioned how to know if they have truly forgiven.

The Story of Joseph

  • Genesis 45: Provides a framework for understanding forgiveness.
  • Joseph's Background:
    • Sold into slavery by jealous brothers.
    • Falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife.
    • Imprisoned but maintained loyalty to God.
  • Transformation:
    • Preached the life of Joseph in 1982.
    • Realized Joseph's ultimate forgiveness toward his brothers.

Joseph's Process of Forgiveness

  • Initial Challenges:
    • Brothers’ cruelty.
    • False accusations.
    • God allowed these events.
  • Lessons of Patience and Timing:
    • Peter’s words on suffering for doing good (1 Peter 2:19-20).
    • God disciplines those He loves (Hebrews 12:6).
    • Importance of being ready for success.

The Change in Joseph

  • Shift in Attitude:
    • Joseph moved from bitterness to forgiveness.
    • The impact of self-pity and self-righteousness.
    • God’s timing: Joseph became Prime Minister and forgave his brothers.

Key Lessons on Forgiveness

1. Ensuring Privacy

  • Joseph’s Strategy:
    • Did not let anyone know what his brothers did to him.
    • Ensured privacy to protect his family’s reputation in Egypt.

2. Forgiveness as God Forgives

  • Biblical References:
    • Psalm 103:12: Sins removed as far as the east from the west.
    • Micah 7:19: Sins hurled into the sea of forgetfulness.
  • God’s Nature:
    • God will not reveal what He knows about our sins.
    • Encourages us not to reveal others’ faults.

3. Impact of Forgiveness

  • Joseph as a Type of Christ:
    • Displayed Christ-like forgiveness.
    • Jesus’ post-resurrection forgiveness to disciples as a parallel.
  • Practical Application:
    • Urged to forgive as God forgave us (Ephesians 4:32).

Conclusion

  • Importance of forgiving others.
  • Encouraged to read the book and understand the foundational concepts of forgiveness.
  • Ray Molder's commitment to sharing this message regularly due to its significance.

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