1 John 1:9- If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Matthew 18:21-22- Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?
While the soldiers were doing their fearful work, Jesus prayed for His enemies, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” His mind passed from His own suffering to the sin of His persecutors and the terrible retribution that would be theirs. No curses were called down upon...
Sometimes we as people become so much wise that we are able and are often times willing to ignore the core of scripture just to make our own point heard. Not caring that in the process of doing so, we lead many astray, at time it is not intentional but that does not mean the ...
We can become “false witnesses” by telling people what they want to hear, instead of speaking the truth in love. Sometimes we do so to avoid conflict. Other times we do so to gain approval, get something we want, or to gain or keep the upper hand. While lying, withholding the truth...
This is an important verse. Don’t hide your sin. Confess it. Bring it into Light and God will forgive you and wash it away. Your job is to confess and repent. Choose to love God and others and not your sin. Ask Him to wash it away and help you choose right. ...
I’m not sure how many times you can rebind a book, but I think I need it to last longer than 6 years if I’m going to hang on to this Bible for a lifetime. I actually discerned whether I ought to be Protestant, James being a book Luther particularly disliked. I tend to read...
who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ (Jude 3,4). Confronting false teaching is unpleasant and even ugly at times, and we are to do so, imperfect as we are, in a biblically loving and civil way. However, a far greater ...
Forgive us for the distractions that we have today. Help our humanity not get in the way of encountering You in prayer. We boldly approach Your throne of grace in amazement that You, the King of the World, would come to us and give your life for us. We are sinful, broken, and imper...
"And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide Mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood" (Isaiah. 1:15). "If we confess our sins, He is Faithful and Just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighte...
I am very familiar with that story as I am sure you are too. But this time Samuel’s encounter with the Lord really got my attention and I wondered how many times was a double salutation used to call somebody in the Old and New Testaments. My research revealed that throughout all sixty...