And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. – Mark 11:25 (ESV) Problems come up when we have to deal with each other. Jesus addressed it. He stated it plainly. He didn’t sugar-coat the truth. He offered [...]
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Problems in the Pews
Posted in action, answers, forgiveness, Love Your Neighbor on March 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Perfection Personified
Posted in assurance, deliverance, forgiveness, Jesus, messiah, prophecy, sacrifice, salvation on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The angel then assured her that she had found favour with God, and would become the mother of a son whose name she should call Jesus, the Son of the Highest, one in a nature and perfection with the Lord God. – Matthew Henry’s Commentary (Luke 1:26-38) Jesus Christ is the personification of perfection. Jesus [...]
A Ministry of Reconciliation
Posted in church, forgiveness, relationships, tagged calling, church, help, restoration on October 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The perfect church is not on earth.” – A.W. Tozer What keeps some people from coming back to church? I would dare say that it cannot simply be the church’s mission statement. The church has a God-given mission that includes restoring people as well as reaching and receiving people. The church makes a whole lot of [...]
From Eden to Egypt- Day 50
Posted in Bible, blessing, brothers, family, forgiveness, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, love, tagged blessing, faith, giving, grace, heart, love, mercy, relationship, restoration on April 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »
And Joseph situated his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. Then Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with bread, according to the number in their families. – [...]
Perfect Sacrifice
Posted in blessings, forgiveness, gospel, Jesus, lost, messiah, offering, redemption, sacrifice, salvation, suffering, tagged Christ, gospel, grace, Jesus, love, mercy, offering, power, redemption, restoration, sacrifice, salvation, theology on November 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
18 For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from the fathers, not with perishable things like silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish. – 1 Peter 1:18-19 (HCSB) The Law of Moses calls for the best or [...]
Again and Again and Again
Posted in change, Christianity, forgiveness, gospel, grace, inspiration, Jesus, mercy, new nature, provision, redemption, refuge, sacrifice, salvation on October 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. – 1 John 1:9 (NIV) So watch yourselves. “If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. – Luke 17:3 (NIV) “Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free [...]
