Posts Tagged ‘ Forgiveness ’
One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
Proverbs 11:24, ESV
God blesses us, and we bless others with those blessings. Most importantly, God gives us the blessing of grace and forgiveness, and if we hold onto for ourselves we stagnate. If we pass on that blessing, we find more than we can fathom.
For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
Matthew 7:8, ESV
God wants to give us good things, most of all: wisdom and the forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ. All we need do is ask.
For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
2 Corinthians 7:10, ESV
We can know that Christ has cleansed us of all guilt and shame, though we lament our sin for a time.
Let us help those in this world find the same peace and hope, getting through depression and into the joy of the Lord.
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8 ESV
All we had to offer God was sin, and in His love for us He took it – on the cross, for our forgiveness and to offer eternal life.
The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein
Psalm 24:1, ESV
God is the Creator of everything, even us, and He can do as He pleases with us.
Let’s give Him thanks and praise that He has chosen to save us from our sin by the blood of the Son.
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23, ESV
We all have sinned. We all deserve death.
Yet, our God is full of grace, mercy, and forgiveness, shown through the cross of Jesus Christ. Our faith in Him is what grants us eternal life.
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
Isaiah 60:1, ESV
Our God has bestowed His glory on us that we might shine in a dark world and lead others to His grace and forgiveness found in Jesus Christ.
“She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:21, ESV
The God Who saves came to us, becoming weak to save us weak in our sins.
A baby was born, but that baby became a man who died for our forgiveness.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16, ESV
Lost in our sin, we were doomed to eternal death and suffering.
Yet, God loves. In His love, He sent Jesus to take our punishment and offer us forgiveness and eternal life.
If we only believe and trust.
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32, ESV
We remember how much Christ has forgiven us, and that should push us to love on others in kindness.
a simple man of God 