says,"God demonstrates His own love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." -- Romans 5:8What we need to do to be born again is to turn from our sins and wholeheartedly put our faith and trust in Jesus. If we refuse His offer of forgiveness, then ...
Q. But you’ve found forgiveness in Christ through grace, and you’ve been able to extend that grace to others. A.I had to come to that place in order to live fully free. People have the mistaken notion that forgiveness is letting the perpetrator off the hook. That is not the case....
There is no hug. There are not even a few minutes of their time. It is if you don’t exist. – You cry out and they don’t listen. You are just not there to them. You reach out and they ignore you. They leave you to suffer and die alone. This is the reward you get for l...
Second,clutterin the soul includes such unsightly messes as sin, negativity, and worry. God knows we can’t remove the muck on our own. But out of his love and mercy, he gladly helps get rid of the filth as we turn to him for forgiveness, help, and strength.[2] We can enhance o...
I decided to do a thorough study on what the scripture promises us about forgiveness and intercession. I found several surprises about what it really means to forgive, the choices we make to remit or retain sins as intercessors and the difference when we are personally offended. So...
God knows what we are made of, remembering that we are dust. But out of his grace-filled forgiveness he washes away all wrongdoing, and lovingly works to make us more than we are[2]. 2. God’s grace like rain provides the miracle of eternal life (Revelation 21:6). ...
Savior. The song tells us that we can come to God just the way we are. We need not clean up or set anything in order first. We don’t have to rid ourselves of nasty habits or practices, even vices before we come to him for forgiveness and cleansing. But that’s just it isn’t...
Trust God’s promise of forgiveness in Christ until you feel His pardoning love. You can be forgiven by God without feeling His pardoning love. But much joy comes when we feel it (Psa 51:7-8). So pray passionately over Scriptures that describes the Cross — such asMatt 26:27-28;Matt...
… I believe with all my heart that the Gospel is all about the mystery of forgiveness.” Contemplative prayer can help us to see that God loves us as we are. And then we can better see who we are. But it’s not easy. Rohr notes, “Our first response to anyone calling us to ...
When we try to warn them that the Biblical gospel demands that they cry out to God for forgiveness due to the crushing weight of their sin, their cry is “judge not” as they ask us who we think we are to judge the genuine status of their Christian faith. Repentance has no part in...