Christians are the most forgiven people in the world. Therefore, we should be the most forgiving people in the world. ~ Ken Sande That quote says it all! And after all this writing, I kinda wanna yell at y’all . . . “For the love of God people, can’t we all just love each other and get along!?” But let’s pretend I didn’t write that…
the veil was torn
Before the foundation of the world was laid, God, in His divine sovereignty, planned to send His own Son to the cross to be our Savior. ~ Anne Graham Lotz Why did Jesus die on the cross? The short and simple answer is . . . so we could be forgiven of our sins and have eternal life in heaven. Today may be a tad…
does god really forgive?
“. . . as far as sunrise is from sunset, he has separated us from our sins.” Psalm 103:12 {MSG} In working on this series, I put out a couple of requests asking people for their questions and concerns relating to forgiveness. Here’s one comment I received and I feel it’s in the heart of many others: I struggle with wondering if *I* am really…
forgiving oneself
Forgiveness is always free. But that doesn’t mean that confession is always easy. Sometimes it is hard. Incredibly hard. It is painful to admit our sins and entrust ourselves to God’s care. ~ Erwin Lutzer Why is it we have such a hard time forgiving ourselves? There are many feelings we could be burying deep in our hearts keeping us from living in freedom—anger, shame,…
give unto others
Whenever I see myself before God and realize something of what my blessed Lord has done for me at Calvary, I am ready to forgive anybody anything. I cannot withhold it. I do not even want to withhold it. ~ Martyn Lloyd-Jones Continuing from yesterday’s message, Matthew 18:23-35, the following is a parable Jesus shared with His disciples: “The kingdom of God is like a…