Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you (Ephesians 4:32, NLT). At the memorial service for Charlie Kirk, his wife, Erika, said to the tens of thousands in attendance and millions online … On the cross, our Savior said, “Father, forgive them for they know […]
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For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23, ESV). Created by our Father for relationship, we are as happy as those relationships. Because of sin (missing the mark of loving relationships), we find ourselves separated from God, others, and self. This separation can be filled with the G.U.L.F. Principles of Restoration.
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Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you (1 Peter 5:6, ESV). Fifty years ago, I had been in the ministry for two years and attended a large church in our community. And I was becoming frustrated with how the pastor led the church
The New Testament uses two words for forgiveness. One word has roots in grace. Let’s read Ephesians 4:32 . . . Forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you (ESV). The way Christ forgave us is unique. It means “cancel the debt.” Because of the blood of Christ our sins are canceled, the debt
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Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you (Ephesians 4:32, ESV). The message of the Bible is forgiveness. There is a caveat, though, as we must forgive as we have been forgiven to walk in the full blessing of forgiveness. To make sure that we understand this message of
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[Note: It’s debatable, but is the soon coming of the 1000th Interruption a sign of the end times?] Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you (Ephesians 4:32). We all bring expectations into our relationships. Our expectations are often developed from what happened or didn’t happen in previous
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Do you have trouble moving on from the past? But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13-14, ESV). Last week, I was walking downtown on a sidewalk, and approaching me in
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God made us alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. Colossians 4:13-14 ESV Ignoring sin doesn’t make it go away. Canceling sin doesn’t necessarily set people free, overcome our guilt, and bring self-acceptance
I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. Isaiah 43:25 Amazing, God forgets our sins. We are made in God’s image and if God forgets our sins, then we are made to forget about our sins too. Carrying our sins, remembering what we did and
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Watch over each other to make sure that no one misses the revelation of God’s grace. And make sure no one lives with a root of bitterness sprouting within them which will only cause trouble and poison the hearts of many. Hebrews 12:15 TPT While reading Hebrews 12:15 above did you notice three descriptions –
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