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The book tells us God has forgiven you before you even ask. But you don’t feel that forgiveness until you forgive others.
“The Father in heaven has forgiven you even before you have thought to ask him, but such forgiveness is not available in your personal religious experience until such a time as you forgive your fellow men. God’s forgiveness in fact is not conditioned upon your forgiving your fellows, but in experience it is exactly so conditioned.” P. 1638
“And when you love your brother (or sister), you have already forgiven him.” P. 1898
Wonderful realizations Owen that provide for life altering spiritual growth. Once applied to our relationships it provides the path to love even as Jesus loved his fellows.