Forgiveness and the Holy Relationship

In this class, we will learn how God can transform our ordinary, sometimes painful relationships into holy experiences of healing and peace. We will explore how forgiveness clears away the illusions that block love, and how the Holy Spirit helps us rebuild our relationships on a new foundation—one that reflects the eternal love of God. Each step in this journey will bring us closer to real love, real peace, and real freedom.

1. Bringing Fantasy to Truth

We will start by uncovering how fantasy distorts our view of love. The ego builds relationships on illusion, control, and unmet needs. But God invites us to bring our fantasies to truth so that we can experience real, honest connection.

📖 Scriptures:

• John 4:24 – “God is spirit, and His worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.”
• Ephesians 4:25 – “Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully.”
• 2 Corinthians 10:5 – “We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”

2. The Forgiven World

We will learn that forgiveness doesn’t just change our relationships—it changes how we see the world. Through forgiveness, the world becomes a place of healing rather than attack.

📖 Scriptures:

• Matthew 6:14 – “If you forgive other people… your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”
• Colossians 3:13 – “Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
• Romans 12:21 – “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

3. Shadows of the Past

We will recognize how past experiences—and our interpretations of them—continue to shape and limit our present. The Holy Spirit will help us release these shadows so we can experience love without fear.

📖 Scriptures:

• Isaiah 43:18–19 – “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.”
• Philippians 3:13 – “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead…”
• 2 Corinthians 5:17 – “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone…”

4. The Two Pictures

We will be given a choice: to see with the ego’s fearful vision or the Holy Spirit’s loving vision. These are the “two pictures.” We will learn how to choose the one that brings peace.

📖 Scriptures:

• Deuteronomy 30:19 – “I have set before you life and death… now choose life.”
• Matthew 6:22 – “The eye is the lamp of the body…”
• Proverbs 3:7 – “Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord…”

5. The Healed Relationship

We will see how a relationship, once surrendered to God, becomes a path to healing. Even if it started with pain, the Holy Spirit can make it holy. This is how relationships become powerful instruments of transformation.

📖 Scriptures:

• Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 – “Two are better than one… if either of them falls, one can help the other up.”
• 1 Corinthians 13:7 – “Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
• Matthew 18:20 – “Where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”

6. Setting the Goal

We will be taught that every relationship must have a goal. When the goal is holiness—not fear or control—God can work miracles through it. We’ll learn how to set the goal of peace and healing from the very start.

📖 Scriptures:

• Proverbs 16:3 – “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.”
• Matthew 6:33 – “Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness…”
• Psalm 37:4 – “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”

7. The Call for Faith

We will be challenged to trust God’s process even when we don’t understand it. Faith is how we walk with God through uncertainty and allow love to replace fear.

📖 Scriptures:

• Hebrews 11:1 – “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
• 2 Corinthians 5:7 – “For we live by faith, not by sight.”
• Romans 10:17 – “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.”

8. The Conditions of Peace

We will end this class by learning that peace is not random—it has conditions. When we surrender our judgments and open our hearts to forgiveness, peace naturally enters. We don’t earn peace—we allow it.

📖 Scriptures:

• John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.”
• Isaiah 26:3 – “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast…”
• Philippians 4:7 – “The peace of God… will guard your hearts and your minds…”

✨ Final Reflection

This class is a powerful invitation to experience relationships as they were meant to be: healing, honest, and holy. Through the power of forgiveness, we will learn to let go of the past, embrace the present, and walk into the future with love and peace as our foundation. The holy relationship is not something we must build on our own—it is something God creates when we are willing.