Does God Have Favorites?

Does God Have Favorites? – “Yes, we all have favorites. But does God have favorites? I don’t think so. God doesn’t see anyone of us as more deserving of his love. He doesn’t look on the outside and like some of us better because of our appearance or accomplishments.”

Why Do I Have to Keep Forgiving?

Why Do I Have to Keep Forgiving? – “It’s a good thing the One to whom we turn when struggling to forgive has already forgiven us and paid the cost to repair the ways we’ve wounded him. Thanks be to God for his inexhaustible forgiveness.”

Dead in Sin… but Alive in Christ

Dead in Sin… but Alive in Christ – “The gospel doesn’t claim to help the weak; it claims to make the dead live again. It is only when we begin to see the true nature of the utter despair of humanity that we begin to see Jesus not as the key to a better life. Not as a sage only teaching about love. Not as a miracle worker only concerned with the alleviation of human suffering.”

Two Little Words that Mean So Much

Two Little Words that Mean So Much – “The angel says to them, “go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.”

More Than Just Forgiveness: A Theology of Grace

More Than Just Forgiveness: A Theology of Grace – “Jesus had straightforward instructions to his followers: “Freely you’ve received, therefore freely give.” 

Men, Don’t Be Sidelined by Unforgiveness

Men, Don’t Be Sidelined by Unforgiveness – “In America today, more than 25 million kids under 18 years of age are growing up in homes without their fathers. Whether the result of divorce, neglect, death, addictions or other circumstances, fatherhood abandonment has become the number one societal issue plaguing our nation.”

One Thing My Parents Did Right: Teaching Sincere Apologies

One Thing My Parents Did Right: Teaching Sincere Apologies – “My parents taught me to first explain what I was apologizing for, acknowledge how it hurt the other person, and then ask the offended person for forgiveness.”

What Forgiveness Is and Isn’t

What Forgiveness Is and Isn’t – “We see in Joseph the difference between forgiveness—which releases our own souls from bitterness—and reconciliation.”

Learning to Forgive Family

Learning to Forgive Family – “Nobody who has wronged you has ever come close to wronging you as badly as you have wronged God…Forgiveness is crucial.”

God is Eager to Forgive

God is Eager to Forgive – “This same generous, benevolent father who couldn’t wait to show mercy to his lost son is eagerly awaiting the opportunity to show mercy to you today.”

God Is Eager to Forgive You

God Is Eager to Forgive You – “This same generous, benevolent father who couldn’t wait to show mercy to his lost son is eagerly awaiting the opportunity to show mercy to you today.”

Forgiving Ourselves

Forgiving Ourselves – “I don’t think it is appropriate to speak of forgiving ourselves in any way. But, at the same time, we need to acknowledge that the Bible does have quite a bit to say about how we should and should not think of ourselves and how we should and should not treat ourselves in light of who we are in Christ Jesus.”

 

How to Find Relief from Guilt

How to Find Relief from Guilt – “God’s forgiveness doesn’t finally depend on you. The pardon he offers has nothing to do with what you have or haven’t done but everything to do with what he has done.”

The Gospel of Self-Forgiveness

The Gospel of Self-Forgiveness – “There is no category of self-forgiveness in the Bible. And that is a freeing truth! Your shame and guilt is not dependent upon your ability to forgive yourself.”

 

The Blessing of Forgiving Our Parents

The Blessing of Forgiving Our Parents – “Are you convinced yet that you need to forgive? I’ve had some trouble with these verses in the past—not because I was unwilling to forgive, but because I seemed unable to forgive. Especially when it came to those who had inflicted deep wounds in my childhood.”

The Joy of Being Forgiven

The Joy of Being Forgiven – “I forgive you” are three liberating words.

Don’t Be A Fig Leaf

Don’t Be A Fig Leaf – “As recipients of grace and forgiveness, Christians should be quick to be gracious and forgiving. But extending grace should include encouraging fellow believers to admit and confront sin so that they can experience the grace and forgiveness that only comes from Christ.” 

 

Why Should I Forgive?

Why Should I Forgive? – “Forgiveness is necessary for us precisely because relationships are necessary and because sin—most especially the sin of pride—has made conflict and hurt within those relationships inevitable.”

 

Forgive Me and Help Me Forgive: The Lord’s Prayer for Daily Sin

Forgive Me and Help Me Forgive: The Lord’s Prayer for Daily Sin – “When you pray, Jesus says, remember how you have offended God. Remember how you’ve failed him again today, how far short you have fallen of his kingdom, his will, his glory — and then ask him for forgiveness.”

The Speck You See in Their Eye Might Be the Exact Log in Yours

The Speck You See in Their Eye Might Be the Exact Log in Yours – “The failings of others that bother us most are those of which we are the most guilty.”