Here’s a picture for you, hate as a knife; hate as a gun; hate as a club; hate as a poison dart. They are all tools that a person can use to unleash a violence on someone else and it does damage, sometimes permanent. Hate is potent. Who am I kidding? It’s always within my [...]
Posts Tagged ‘forgiveness’
Hate as a Weapon
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged faith, fear, forgiveness, Genesis 4, hate, I John, judgment, love, Matthew 12:44, paradox on November 16, 2011 | 5 Comments »
In Him–No Sin
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged battle of the mind, forgiveness, Holy Spirit, interior life, Jesus, joyce meyer, knowing God, knowledge, motive, sin, within on November 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In Him, that would be Christ, no sin abides. So what does that mean? I love asking such questions, particularly with familiar verses. And what is “sin” really? The Amplified translation gives some extra hints: I John 3:5b-6 And in him is no sin. No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one [...]
Love as Brothers
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged brotherly affection, church, compromise, family, forgiveness, friendship, Grace, harmony, human, love, Peter on September 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Of course, not all brothers love each other (or sisters either for that matter), but there is something indelible there. The Amplified translates this phrase: “loving [each other] as brethren [of one household].” The root of believers — operating as a family. I Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; [...]
Rock, Paper, Mercy
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged acceptance, forgiveness, God, James, Jesus, love, Matthew 25:23, mcercy, paradox, power, trust, truth, way of Jesus on July 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
For mercy to have its full power, it must be a two-way street: that is the God road. Same as forgiveness, whose power can cast a wide swath when it flows freely. I forgive, God forgives me. I show mercy, God shows mercy to me. James 2:13 . . . because judgment without mercy will [...]
Favoritism = Judging
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged acceptance, addiction, believer, change, community, evil, favoritism, forgiveness, God, habits, James, Jesus, Jesus Christ, judge, judging, judgment, love, sacred other on July 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Favoritism with ice cream is a lot different than favoritism with people. Oh I might try not to judge people on first impressions but I find it inescapable. Can I overcome these moments with intentional action? James 2:1, 4 My brothers [and sisters], as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don’t show favoritism. . [...]
How Forgiveness Works
Posted in Eastertide, Time Up to Pentecost, tagged crucifixion, forgiveness, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, revenge, sacrifice, unforgivenenss on June 11, 2011 | 3 Comments »
It’s important to seize and exercise forgiveness; otherwise, the whole point of the Christ/Messiah sacrifice is lost. It’s God’s forgiveness and intentional dis-remembering that manifests in the crucifixion and renews our direct access to God. Hebrews 10:17-18 Then he adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” And where these have been [...]
Does Sexual Immorality Exist?
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged adultery, Christ, forgiveness, God, Jesus, Luke 8:17, Paul, pernao, porneias, sexual purity, sexuality immorality, sovereignty, Thessalonians on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I bet that gets some attention. Sorry to disappoint, but I’m not an advocate for a relative attitude toward sex or promoting it as a gray area. I’m actually taking a similar “stand” (for want of a better word) that I took on submission to men and keeping silent. I Thessalonians 4:3 It is God’s [...]
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