"Grace is not only a one time act of forgiveness, but also a progressive agenda of moment by moment rescue and transformation."
~ Paul Tripp / Twitter
Showing posts with label Forgiveness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Forgiveness. Show all posts
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The Blessedness Of Being Forgiven By God
Psalm 32.1-2 & 11
1 How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered!
2 How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not
impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit!
11 [Therefore] Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones,
And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.
Have you been blessed? Have your transgressions been forgiven? Your sin covered? Have you been freed from the judgement of sin? Are you honest and truthful before God when confessing sin?
Then be glad in the Lord and rejoice and shout for joy, because of the wonderful work of grace in your life. God has lavished you with grace upon graces and mercy upon mercies. And this will always produce a glad heart in Christ. This will produce a joyful spirit in Christ. This is one of the many fruits of the upright in heart. For they will shout for joy, because of the abundant 'blessedness' from God the Father, through His Son Jesus Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Hallelujah....Amen!
1 How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered!
2 How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not
impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit!
11 [Therefore] Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones,
And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.
Have you been blessed? Have your transgressions been forgiven? Your sin covered? Have you been freed from the judgement of sin? Are you honest and truthful before God when confessing sin?
Then be glad in the Lord and rejoice and shout for joy, because of the wonderful work of grace in your life. God has lavished you with grace upon graces and mercy upon mercies. And this will always produce a glad heart in Christ. This will produce a joyful spirit in Christ. This is one of the many fruits of the upright in heart. For they will shout for joy, because of the abundant 'blessedness' from God the Father, through His Son Jesus Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Hallelujah....Amen!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
From The Life2gether Blog
I read this article the other day on the Life2gether blog that joined Peter's question on forgiveness with parent's displaying the gospel by practicing confession and forgiveness with our spouses and children....good article! Can you remember how many times we are to forgive each other?
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"I had the opportunity to preach at my church this past Sunday on the subject of forgiveness out of Matthew 18. In this passage Peter asks Jesus how often do I forgive my brother when he sins against me, and Jesus makes the shocking statement that there is no limits. Then Jesus shares a parable of an explanation of how this type of forgiveness is possible in the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.
On reflecting on this passage as a parent, I am reminded of what so many authors say, that parenting is not only teaching our children the gospel but also demonstrating and modeling the gospel to our children. How often do we confess our sin to our children and ask for their forgiveness? How often do they see us repenting of sin to our spouse and in our prayers? How have they seen you forgive your spouse and others who have hurt you? These are all opportunities for us to demonstrate the gospel in front of our children.
I came across this video of the CBS morning show’s interview of the wife of Fred Winters which is a real life example of how growth in the gospel empowers us to forgive our enemies. Not only is this mom having impact on others, but her demonstrating forgiveness is impacting her two daughters also."
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"I had the opportunity to preach at my church this past Sunday on the subject of forgiveness out of Matthew 18. In this passage Peter asks Jesus how often do I forgive my brother when he sins against me, and Jesus makes the shocking statement that there is no limits. Then Jesus shares a parable of an explanation of how this type of forgiveness is possible in the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.
On reflecting on this passage as a parent, I am reminded of what so many authors say, that parenting is not only teaching our children the gospel but also demonstrating and modeling the gospel to our children. How often do we confess our sin to our children and ask for their forgiveness? How often do they see us repenting of sin to our spouse and in our prayers? How have they seen you forgive your spouse and others who have hurt you? These are all opportunities for us to demonstrate the gospel in front of our children.
I came across this video of the CBS morning show’s interview of the wife of Fred Winters which is a real life example of how growth in the gospel empowers us to forgive our enemies. Not only is this mom having impact on others, but her demonstrating forgiveness is impacting her two daughters also."
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