Ephesians 4:32 And
be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God
for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Forgiveness is impossible . . . that
is unless you are a Christian. Here is a good story: When the first
missionaries came to Alberta, Canada, they were savagely opposed by a young
chief of the Cree Indians named be my father. You shall ride my best
horse and wear my best clothes." In total amazement and sorrow his enemy
exclaimed, "My son, now you have killed me!" He meant, of course,
that the hate in his own heart had been completely erased by the forgiveness
and kindness of Maskepetoon. When we forgive others, we are Christ-like. And
after all, hasn’t Jesus Christ already forgiven us?
Maskepetoon. But he responded to the gospel and
accepted Christ. Shortly afterward, a member of the Blackfoot tribe killed his
father. Maskepetoon rode into the village where the murderer lived and demanded
that he be brought before him. Confronting the guilty man, he said, "You
have killed my father, so now you must 
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