1:4. We were so hopelessly lost, dead in our trespasses and sins, if you are one that believes you can loose your salvation there is no way you can have settled peace. Romans 5:1″ Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:” Justified ...
“If we confess our sins, he (God) is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” 1 John 1:9. The priest and the one confessing truly belief that sins are being forgiven through the priest: “Does the Priest truly forgive the sins, or does...
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to him, “Child, your sins are forgiven.” (Mark 2:1-12) THEIR FAITH: Today’s gospel reading offers some insight into the shared responsibility to pray. Jesus was traveling from town to town, preaching to all and healing the afflicted. A paralyzed ...
James 5:15-16 – in verse 15 we see that sins are forgiven by the priests in the sacrament of the sick. This is another example of man’s authority to forgive sins on earth. Then in verse 16, James says “Therefore, confess our sins to one another,” in reference to the men refer...
I Have Been Forgiven and Set Free from My Sins December 26, 2024 Here is a great story told by Derek Prince. There was a boy who lived in a town on the … Continue reading → Recognize the Signs of Spiritual Desolation December 26, 2024 Why this is important: The Book of Joel...
Augustine gives the following summation of how sins were forgiven in the Church in the early fifth century and the fact that penance was done publicly and only for very grave sin:When ye have been baptized, hold fast a good life in the commandments of God, that ye may guard your Baptism...
I Corinthians 5:1– They were arrogant about sin! II Corinthians 12:21– We should look back on our sin with fondness. Psalms 119:136– Have you ever cried because of sin? Psalms 32:1-5– It feels good to be forgiven of our sin!
When He saw their faith, He said to him,“Man, your sins are forgiven you.” Luke 5:20 Ultimately, after his death and resurrection, they would discover that He was God, as Thomas proclaimed: And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” ...
Like Peter our sins have been forgiven, like Mary Magdalene our broken hearts healed, like Thomas our doubts satisfied. We’ve been made new. And now we’re sitting around doing nothing about it. Oh, we might be in the temple day in and day out. We might be meeting in fellowship and...
19 and not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body already become dead, being about a hundred years old, and the deadening of Sarah’s womb, 20 and hesitated not at the promise of God through unbelief; but found strength in faith, giving glory to God; 21 and being fully...