New Teaching Series: Releasing Hurts for Deliverance - Legal Tormenting through Unforgiveness

Releasing Hurts for Deliverance Today’s Focus: Legal Tormenting through Unforgiveness Scripture: Genesis 1:26; Matthew 18:27; Luke 13:12; Romans 8:15 Greetings Sons of God: Let me preface this entire teaching series with this statement: Forgiveness is the key to releasing hurt Now I should be able to say case closed with that statement but if it was really that easy the Body of Christ would be better unified and we would not have all of this bitterness within the House of God between brothers and sisters. Now understand when you do not forgive someone, God does not forgive you and if you are not forgiven, the devil, Satan, has legal access to you to torment you. Many sons of God are being tormented, legally, by the enemy because of unforgiveness. The result of unforgiveness is bitterness and bitterness is at the heart of every evil work. To release bitterness you must forgive. Now let’s get a definition of forgiveness. Luke 13:12: And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity Loosed (Greek-Apoluo) – to set free, to liberate (as if it were a captive) Matthew 18:27: Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt Forgave (Greek-Aphiemi) – To let alone, to send away, to bid going away or depart The reason we want to forgive is because if we are sons of God, when we forgive, we become LIKE God (Genesis 1:26). Forgiveness is the Spirit of the Lord. Now on the opposite end, when we do not forgive and retain the hurt we become just like the person who hurt us and unforgiveness and hatred is the spirit of the world. When we walk in any aspect of the spirit of the world we are in bondage (Romans 8:15). The enemy loves to stir hate and contentment within a son because he knows that you cannot grow, you cannot operate in the spirit under that heart and mindset. In the next message we will examine how forgiveness and deliverance goes hand and hand. Peace, Love and Grace, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.