Tag: forgiveness
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Forgiveness!
Ephesians 1:7-8 “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, which He lavished upon us . . . “ If the believer had nothing else in this world, the forgiveness of sins is more than enough. Just think about it. If a person has all the wonderful things…
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The Way Things Look
Isaiah 55:12 “For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” The condition of our soul effects everything else in our world. As one of my spiritual mentors said…
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A Great Debt
Romans 13:7-8 “Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.” You’ve heard this…
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The Bliss of the Ignorant
Psalm 19:12 “Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults.” Have you ever heard the saying, “Ignorance is bliss”? It means that if you don’t know about something, you won’t worry about it. That’s why some people never read, watch, or listen to the news – they don’t want to be depressed by…
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The Father of Mercies
2 Corinthians 1:3 “. . . the Father of mercies . . .” Jesus: The Bible calls it “a name that is above every name” (Philippians 2:9). The name means “Jehovah is salvation.” Jehovah, an Old Testament name for God the Father, but here applied to the Son, for He indeed is the way of…
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A Glorious Example
Colossians 3:12-14 “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” One of the most amazing statements of the…
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The Record
Revelation 20:12 “And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.” Colossians 2:13-14 “And you, who were dead in…
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Faithful and Just to Forgive
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.” Do you realize that only God can forgive sins? This was very clear to the scribes in Jesus’ day as we can see from the following exchange from Mark 2. Jesus had…
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The Great Exchange
Colossians 1:21-22 “And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him.” How do you see yourself, morally, that is? Do you view yourself as damaged goods? When you look back…
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Reconciliation: the Supernatural Example
Colossians 1:22-23 “And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him.” Romans 12:18 “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” One of the wonders of the…
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