Posts Tagged ‘ Forgiveness ’
Here’s a helpful, clear quote from John Thomas at Boundless.org on the nature of true repentance: True repentance bears fruit [Matthew 3:8], and looks like this: it offers nothing to God but spiritual poverty and a desperate heart desiring to change. It results in humility, gratitude, and a deep compassion for others who have or who [ READ MORE ]
A shortcoming that many of us have in seeking forgiveness (myself included) is that we are not specific enough. In saying that it isn’t specific enough, what I mean is that we don’t really understand for what we need forgiveness! So ask yourself, the last time you wronged someone, for what did you need forgiveness? If you hit [ READ MORE ]
“Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.” (Matthew 18:21-22 ESV) In this passage, we see an encounter that Jesus has with Jesus, [ READ MORE ]
“Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven. “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to [ READ MORE ]
When was the last time you were wronged by someone? Did you forgive them? Did you really? Or, when was the last time you were the one doing the wrong to someone? Did you seek forgiveness? And by seeking forgiveness, I don’t mean your saying, “I’m sorry.” The Difference There is a difference between confessing “I’m sorry,” and [ READ MORE ]