forgiveness

Hello, everybody. Does anybody have any advice on how to truly forgive others who have hurt us? I have been a Christian for a long time, but I struggle with this. I want to be able to not think about things that were done to me, to not obsess about them, and move on. Our Lord Jesus asked the...

I recently had a Christian friend ask to come over and do some work at my house as her internet was out. While she was in my home, she told me that she was feeling unwell but that it was from something that she ate and her allergies. Later that day she called me to tell me that her family, whom...

Make straight the way of The Lord. What is a crooked path or a path with many turns? Difficult. So we are to make the Lord's way easy. What is The Lord's way!!? Self sacrifice and surrender. So how can we make self sacrifice and surrender easy? Willingness and obedience. By His grace and mercy...

He has Delivered Us Colossians 1:13-14 ESV “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” The reason that Jesus Christ gave his life for us on that cross was to rescue (deliver) us out...

...the Devil. The Devil will have his own reasons, for doing what he is doing - but if you leave him to act unconfronted, he will make your life worse, in so many ways. You really have to be prepared to be angry at the Devil. He does not know one sin from another, he does not know how to...

Serious Minded Jesus Followers 1 Peter 4:7 ESV “The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.” As followers of Jesus, we are to take God, Jesus Christ (God the Son), his word, the gospel of our salvation, and his commands (New...

Forget Not all His Benefits Psalms 103:1-5 ESV “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit...

St. John Paul II teaches that through our suffering we can share in Jesus' redemptive suffering and thereby help others achieve salvation. J. Sollier defines redemption as either 1) paying a ransom price for sin or 2) atonement for an offense. Together this raises two questions: How is...

The Simple Gospel? When you hear the word “gospel” or the phrase “the gospel of Jesus Christ,” what comes to mind? For me, it used to be that I thought of the “The Four Spiritual Laws,” a gospel tract put out by Bill Bright of “Campus Crusade for Christ.” In summary, the four laws state that...

The Risen Christ mediated, new covenant believers reason to avoid ungodly living/sinning. Shouldn't done out of fear of punishments assessed in the old obsolete Mosaic/Sinai covenant law ordinances (Deut 28). The sin atoning death of our Lord/God & Savior Jesus the Christ. Fulfilled/PAID IN...

1 Jn 1:5-10 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have...

Hi, please read everything with attention, it's important to understand my situation and I need help. I have OCD and many intrusive thoughts during the day and there is one thing about them that I don't know if it's OCD/intrusive thoughts or God talking to me on my conscience. Unfortunately...

The high priest serves as a mediator between God & the people. Hebrews 3: 1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, [thoughtfully and attentively] consider the Apostle and High Priest whom we confessed [as ours when we accepted Him as Savior], namely, Jesus; 2...

Summary Colossians 3:1-11 We, as followers of Jesus Christ, are to set our minds on things above, on the things of God, and not on things that are of this earth. And we are to put to death what is earthly (worldly, fleshly) in us – such things as sexual immorality, impurity, sinful passion...

Matthew 5:27-28 ESV “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Sin is a heart issue. “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder...

Psalm 86:5 Psalm 103:12 Daniel 9:9 Hebrews 4:16 Hebrews 11:6 1 John 1:9 Galatians 5: 22-23 Romans 5:8 Romans 6:6 Romans 10:9 Ephesians 4:26 Ephesians 4:31 2 Timothy 4: 22

The Forgiveness, Mercy, and New Life As human beings we are messy, from birth. As we grow up depending on our surrounds, some may have 'good fruited' parents who have helped you in your life, while others may have parents which were never around to take care of you, or 'bad fruited' parents...

Hi, I am a Christian and a Pastor's kid as well. I am unhappy and burdened to say that even if I have pastor parents, I find ithard to open up to them as I feel condemned and judged and they would nevef support me and treat me with respect. My dad died when I was 15. When I took BS psychology...

Psalms 103:1-6 NIV “Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion...