We can’t do that as long as we’re pointing the finger somewhere else. Jesus said we’re hypocrites if we do (Matt. 7.3-5). But when we confess and forsake our sinful responses, it allows us to start growing and to experience peace and joy regardless of our circumstances (Rom. 2.9...
Once I was a shadow of a man Most dark nights my head was in it's hands I begged God to cure my aching limbs But he did nothing, he gave me no advice Didn't this God abandon Jesus Christ? Oh if it comes to you, I'll die for your sins I am the drug that you've been wai...
Then the righteous will answer him, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?” T...
The caveat to that idea is that Jesus is God, and He had authority to act in ways that we do not. When Jesus was rightly angered by the selling of animals in the temple, as Lord of the Sabbath, He had the right to drive them out the way He did....
It’s hard to square Fr. Rude’s idea that mortal sin requires a conscious rebellion from God with Jesus’ own words on the matter. Foretelling his words of condemnation to the damned, Jesus says that they will say, “Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or nake...
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,25whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.26It was to show his righteousness at the present time, ...
Should this be your situation, may the truth of having Jesus bring you much joy today and every day! And if you don’t “have” Jesus, you don’t have life. You are still dead in your sins, and only God’s wrath and the eternal darkness of hell await you, for “Whoever does ...
Jesus Christ took all of our sins, suffered and paid for them with his life on the cross. Jesus died for us, in our place. He did this out of his tremendous love for us. “…he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.”4Because of Jesus...
This is what Jesus did on the Cross by “not counting [our] trespasses against [us]” (2 Corinthians 5:19).Forgiveness is crucial for any marriage to thrive. But if that forgiveness is conditional, it is not couched in the love of God. Jesus Christ died for our sins and asked His ...
Praying confession is not just about acknowledging sin but also about receiving God’s forgiveness and moving forward with a renewed heart and mind, committed to living a life that reflects His love, mercy, and righteousness and recognizing the sacrifice of Jesus for our sins. ...