Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things. And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? Do you tend to look at others’ sins over your own? I do think we…
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Blessings in the Peace
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.” Numbers 6: 22-27 What a blessing from God to His chosen people! Have you ever had a blessing over you? God shows his gracious response to his people if they maintained purity in the congregation. …
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Grace Abounded
The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 5:20-21 God reveals himself in the Old Testament as a God of grace and mercy who shows love to His people, not because they deserve it, but because of His own desire to have a personal relationship with His people. He is faithful to the promises He made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Justice is described as getting the punishment we deserve. Mercy is described as God sparing us…
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Forgiveness Of Sins
for this is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Matthew 26:28 We have all sinned, therefore forgiveness is necessary. Our sin is a rebellion against God. He is offended by our sin. We have broken his law. We have ignored His standards and gone our own way. Sin has destroyed man’s relationship with God. God is completely pure, perfect, complete and separate from evil. God is completely holy. God can not associate with evil, sin, wrong-doing, and rebellion. God’s judgement which is perfect requires that our sin be judged. Sin is so opposed to God that it needs an maximum penalty.…
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Don’t Hide The Sin
Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. Proverbs 28:13 Do NOT! Repeat Do Not hide your transgressions. When we deny our sin, we are rebelling against God. When we don’t work with God on our sin, we are going our own way. At this point we are not making any spiritual progress. Therefore, we are not prospering. It is in our nature to hide or overlook our sins. To not let others know our sins or our wrong doing. We all make mistakes. Humans make excuses over their sins.…
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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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Receiving Mercy
Once you were not a people but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 1 Peter 2:10 Once we accept christ as our savior, we yearn for God’s bread of life. His truth which is found in the Bible. God extends an abundance of mercy to His people. We only have a taste of the compassion of God, though. Jesus taught us, his servants, that he is our protection and security. All the christians are a chosen generation. We make one family. We are distinct in the world around us. We are sanctified by Christ. At first, we are in a…
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His Great Mercy
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and which according to His great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3 God’s mercy is wonderful. It is much-needed for our salvation. Because of his mercy, he has caused us to be born again. Born again is a spiritual birth – regeneration. Regeneration is God bringing Christians to new life or born again from a previous state of separation from God. His mercy for us, while we are ignorance and guilt, depravity and weakness, shows up in His love and goodness. It’s the…
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Mercy Over Judgement
So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. For judgement is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgement. James 2:12-13 We are saved by God’s gift of Grace through faith. As christians, we are required to obey Christ. We, christians, will go before the judgement seat of Christ, to be judge by the way we conduct ourselves. We must speak and act that is pleasing to God. We must act and speak in ways that are obedient to God. God will judge those who show favoritism because it breaks the law of love. Verse 12,…
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According To His Own Mercy
But after the kindness and love of God our savior toward man appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, Titus 3:4-5 God sure does show us kindness and love. We have no excuse for being self – exalted or mistreating of others in thoughts or action. Since God shows us mercy, we are to show mercy to others. Our changed life is attributable to the manifestation of man because of God. He appeared to us in human form. God lived among us to save us, not for the works we…