I wrote recentlyherewhat might be the greatest misunderstanding about God and getting saved. Christians often emphasize the main message about God and the Bible is avoiding hell and getting to heaven by saying the sinner’s prayer: “God, forgive me for my sins and thank you for dying on th...
We wouldn't ask why a rose that grew from the concrete for having damaged petals, in turn, we would celebrate its tenacity, we would all love its will to reach the sun, well, we are the roses, this is the concrete and these are my damaged petals, don't ask me why, thank god, ...
On September 28, 2019 By francesrogersIn GOD'S GLORY, GOD'S GRACE, GOD'S WORD, QUOTES19 Comments This follow-up to a previous post, Words of Life ~ ADVOCATE, is a means to share how the Lord has been working in my heart the last few days, and to ask you to join me for a li...
I praise you, Lord, for your mercy to forgive and your grace that meets me where I am but does not leave me where it found me [7]. I praise you that victory over fears, troubles, hurts, and regrets is more than HIM-possible with you! (Psalm 103:8, 13; Romans 8:37) [1] The...
He loves people very much, and He will forgive my sins. — Silouan the Athonite 45 Change is not something that we should fear. Rather, it is something that we should welcome. For without change, nothing in this world would ever grow or blossom, and no one in this world would ever ...
When Jesus died on the cross, He paid for our sins. Does God forgive all sins? This means that we can be forgiven for anything we have done wrong, and it also means that we can have a relationship with a personal God. Jesus is our bridge to heaven, and through Him, we can receive...
1I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. 2Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. 3The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow. ...
The whole idea of Christ bearing my sins for me was really brought home to me this Easter. It all of sudden occurred to me that when Jesus took my sins in His body on the Cross, He boreALLmy sins, and once that happened, I became sin-less, as if I had never sinned. I could pi...
Not of letter but of spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life I don’t have to live the rest of my life beating myself up over this one missed opportunity. The Holy Spirit can work in this person’s life other ways. Their faith is not dependent on me, but the Lord...
The teachers of the law are outraged by Jesus’ presumption of having authority to forgive sins – they’re not interested in the man, only in their theology. Jesus responds strongly and heals the man as evidence of his authority to proclaim forgiveness of sins. Jesus’ love for this ...