Have you ever run into someone you didn't want to see again?
 
Principle #1: We can love and forgive because Jesus love and forgave us first
 
1 John 4:19 - 'We love because he first loved us. '
 
Philemon 4-6 - 'I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus. I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ. '
 
Romans 5:8 - 'But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. '
 
Ephesians 4:32 - 'Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.'
 
Principle #2 - It takes 1 to forgive and 2 to reconcile
 
Psalm 133:1 -'How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! '
 
Principle #3 - Exercise forgiveness to the last 10%