Posts Tagged ‘ Forgiveness ’

VerseD: Luke 6:38

“Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure — pressed down, shaken together, and running over — will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Luke 6:38, CSB

God deserves our thanks, especially for giving us forgiveness and grace through Chriat and by the Holy Spirit. Let us show our gratitude by giving His grace and forgiveness to others.

VerseD: 1 Peter 2:24

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree; so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds, you have been healed.

1 Peter 2:24, CSB

The gospel includes our healing from sin and separation from God because of Christ’s work on the cross.

VerseD: 1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9, CSB

God wants to give us all good things according to His will, most of all the forgiveness, grace, and righteousness of Christ when we give Him our sins.

VerseD: 1 Timothy 2:5-6

For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, a testimony at the proper time.

1 Timothy 2:5-6, CSB

We work in this world to usher others into the rest of Christ, sharing the rest from sin and anxiety found in the forgiveness and reconciliation of Christ.

VerseD: John 1:14

The Word became flesh and dwelt  among us. We observed his glory,  the glory as the one and only Son  from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:14, CSB

The story has not changed: God loves us and came to us in the person of Jesus of Nazareth, bringing truth, Grace, and forgiveness to humanity.

VerseD: James 5:16

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.

James 5:16, CSB

God’s love for us is expressed through forgiveness, and He calls us to confess our sins even to each other so that we may join in Hisbloving work and bring healing to our relationships, our thoughts, our emotions, and our bodies.

VerseD: Ephesians 4:32

And be kind and compassionate  to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

Ephesians 4:32, CSB

A life of holiness relies on Christ in all things, and He helps us to forgive and be kind and compassionate when others aren’t toward us, just like He did with us.

VerseD: Joshua 1:8

This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth;  you are to meditate on it day and night so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do.

Joshua 1:8, CSB

We walk in the footsteps of Christ, and He demonstrated how powerful the Word of God is in our lives against evil forces, personal feelings, and relationships. Know the Bible to know Him more.

VerseD: Philippians 2:3

Do nothing out of selfish ambition  or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.

Philippians 2:3, CSB

We walk in the footsteps of Christ, thinking of others’ needs more than our own, liv8ng sacrificially more than for ourselves, bringing glory to God rather than ourselves.

VerseD: James 4:17

So it is sin to know the good and yet not do it.

James 4:17, CSB

We walk in the footsteps of Christ, and this looks like doing good in loving obedience to God, helping others and doing what is right even when no one is looking.