But now in Christ Jesus, you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. Philippians 2:13 To give forgiveness, we have to be honest and willing to forgive others. Sometimes forgiveness is instant and other times it is done in stages. Let’s take a look at some barriers that may block us from forgiving others. We are going to answer some questions on where we are at with forgiving our offenders. Pray that the Holy Spirit will speak to you on where you need to work at. Have you ever been hurt from being lied to, broken promises, neglected grown children, violent crime against…
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Favorable Purposes
And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life. . . And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for many survivors. So it was not you who sent me here, but God. Genesis 45:5, 7 I don’t know about you but I have many many favorite books of the bible. I also have many favorite bible stories from the Bible. In the last few years, the story of Joseph has become very dear to my heart. I mean talk about all the emotions…
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Forgiveness
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ for gave you. Ephesians 4:32 Do you easily forgive others? Do you find it hard to forgive others? When you have hurt others, do you desire them to forgive you? “Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.” Micah 7:18 NIV Forgiveness is an important element of our Christian faith. When we ask God for his forgiveness, our sin is released through the blood of Jesus Christ. Since we are recipients of His forgiveness, God…
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Lord’s Prayer – Part 2
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, be deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen Matthew 6: 9-13 Your will be done: When we say your will be done, we are truly saying that we want God’s purpose, plans, and desires to be done in our life. We can know His will through His word and through the Holy Spirit leading us. When we…
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Justified By His Grace
Titus 3:5-7 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to is own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. We are simply saved because of our Savior’s mercy. We don’t have to work for it. Our sins are washed away. We have a new spiritual birth when God forgiveness is taken place. We, then submit our lives to Christ and follow His ways. By attending church, reading/…
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Know God
And no longer shall act one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord, for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Jeremiah 31:33-24 God gave a distinctive feature of the new covenant. A gift of a new heart and a transformed nature. He gives this to those who surrender their lives to Him. We get a new heart and transformed life by the Holy Spirit’s work in our life. The Holy Spirit’s enables us to respond to God and gives us a desire to…
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Pay Attention for Forgiveness
Pay attention to yourselves! If you brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents forgive him. Luke 17:3 “Don’t Judge!” is a phrase we hear a lot lately. I do think there is a time when we shouldn’t judge and this is towards non believers. All we can do is pray for them and let God’s light shine through us. We need to be loving towards them. Let’s take a look at the word rebuke. It means according to dictionary.com, is to express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions. In this verse, is saying that if we see our brothers and sisters in Christ sinning, we…
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Forgive From The Heart
So also my Heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart. Matthew 18:35 God wants us to forgive. Jesus taught about forgiveness. He taught about God’s forgiveness. Even though God freely gives to those who confess and turn away from sin, it also depends on each individual’s willingness to forgive others. A person could lose the chance to be forgiven of their sins. If they are unwilling to forgive others. A person heart can become bitter, resentful, and unforgiving when they refuse to forgive. This is a sad state to be in. This is where you could lose…
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Forgive One Another
For if you forgive others their trespass, your Heavenly Father will also forgive, but if you do not forgive others, their trespasses, neither will your father forgive your trespasses. Matthew 6:14 -15 Can you easily forgive others? or is it hard for you to do? Does it depend on what the situation is? God forgives us when we ask, all he asks is that we also forgive others. It doesn’t matter what the crime, hurt, offense is. God asks us to forgive. What does forgive actually mean? According to the dictionary.com, forgive means to stop feeling angry or resentful towards(someone) for an offense, flaw or mistake. Flaw sure is interesting in this…
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Truely Seeking God
if my people who are called y my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn form their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 1 Chronicles 7:14 When we are God’s children, we are called by His name. We are dedicated to God. being a child of god, we must humble ourselves before God. We must realize that we have failures and inabilities. We will have to repent of our sins. We must renew our commitment to follow in the ways of God. His plans, desires, and purposes. Humbling ourselves means to recognize how we need God’s…