Forgiveness, submitted by Ronald Willis
The Bible says we should forgive others seventy times seven (Matthew 18: 21,22), what about forgiving ourselves?
We can go thru life dwelling on mistakes we have made, things we have done, people we have hurt. Sometimes we may think we may not be worthy of God's love and mercy, and we have gone too far or done too much to forgive ourselves.
Satan may try to convince us we should give up; that God won't listen to our earnest plea. But he is a liar. God is waiting to hear from us. Just ask Him to help us to forgive ourselves and for peace within. The dark clouds of our past will go away.
<:od>Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. (Matthew 18: 21,22)
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 5: 19-21)
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. (Galatians 2:16)
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. (Proverbs 16: 18,19 eg. It isn't about us. If we deny the offered forgiveness and new life, continually reviewing past sins, we deny the gift and the very Power of God.- Rebekah)
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. (Romans 3: 23-26)
I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. (Ezekiel 37:23b)
We can go thru life dwelling on mistakes we have made, things we have done, people we have hurt. Sometimes we may think we may not be worthy of God's love and mercy, and we have gone too far or done too much to forgive ourselves.
Satan may try to convince us we should give up; that God won't listen to our earnest plea. But he is a liar. God is waiting to hear from us. Just ask Him to help us to forgive ourselves and for peace within. The dark clouds of our past will go away.
<:od>Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. (Matthew 18: 21,22)
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 5: 19-21)
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. (Galatians 2:16)
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. (Proverbs 16: 18,19 eg. It isn't about us. If we deny the offered forgiveness and new life, continually reviewing past sins, we deny the gift and the very Power of God.- Rebekah)
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. (Romans 3: 23-26)
I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. (Ezekiel 37:23b)
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