In a post on an entirely different topic, this assertion was made:
Of course the simple answer to this false claim is Matthew 6:15 refers to people who might not have received reconciliation, but Colossians 2:13 does refer to those who have received reconciliation.
When we come before our Lord in prayer, we are to exhibit our humility and commitment to treat others as Christ treated us. If we demonstrate our lack of integrity, believing we have received forgiveness from Christ but being unwilling to give forgiveness to other, we are demonstrating a rootless faith that God might not have credited as righteousness. When we evaluate ourselves to see if we are "in the faith" this would be a "red flag."
When you read the Gospels in the Bible, such as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, do they sometimes seem to contradict other parts of the New Testament Scripture? For example, in Matthew 6:15, Jesus said, “If you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Yet, in Colossians 2:13, the Apostle Paul wrote, “…God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins.” How can there be two different perspectives written in the same New Testament?
Of course the simple answer to this false claim is Matthew 6:15 refers to people who might not have received reconciliation, but Colossians 2:13 does refer to those who have received reconciliation.
When we come before our Lord in prayer, we are to exhibit our humility and commitment to treat others as Christ treated us. If we demonstrate our lack of integrity, believing we have received forgiveness from Christ but being unwilling to give forgiveness to other, we are demonstrating a rootless faith that God might not have credited as righteousness. When we evaluate ourselves to see if we are "in the faith" this would be a "red flag."