The Reformation focused on the question, How is a person justified? Clearly justification involves a legal judgment by God, a declaration by him that we are just. Then the burning question becomes this: On what basis or grounds does God ever declare anyone just? Must we first become just inherently before God will make such [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Forgiveness’
The Question on Which the Reformation Focused
Posted in Calvin, John, tagged Christ's Righteousness, Forgiveness, God's Wrath, Iniquity, Justification, Reformation, Righteousness, Sinner on May 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It Is Forgiveness that Sets a Man Working for God
Posted in Bonar, Horatius, tagged Exodus 8, Forgiveness, God's Character, Grace, Sin on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It is forgiveness that sets a man working for God. He does not work in order to be forgiven, but because he has been forgiven, and the consciousness of his sin being pardoned makes him long more for its entire removal than ever he did before. An unforgiven man cannot work. He has not the [...]
We Don’t Have to Play Games Anymore
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Blood of Christ, Forgiveness, Gospel, Sins on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The gospel, applied to our hearts every day, frees us to be brutally honest with ourselves and with God. The assurance of His total forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don’t have to play defensive games anymore. We don’t have to rationalize and excuse our sins. – Bridges, Jerry; The [...]
Among the Greatest Gifts Given to Us
Posted in Driscoll, Mark, tagged Desires, Forgiveness, Future, Hope, Humility, Joy, Redemption, Regeneration, Repentance, Sins on October 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
True repentance is among the greatest gifts given to us because of Jesus’ work on the cross for our sins. It it we find our humility, joy, forgiveness, hope, redemption, perspective, identity, and future. Instead of going through killing shame or superficial ritual, true repentance looks deep into the new heart to discover the godly [...]
It Is Not The Strength of Our Faith
Posted in Driscoll, Mark, tagged Colossians 2, Faith, Forgiveness, I Corinthians 6, Jesus' Death, Justified, Matthew 17, Salvation, Sanctified, Sins on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It is important to remember that the power of salvation is not in the strength of our faith but in the completeness of Jesus’ saving work. Jesus said that even faith as small as a grain of mustard seed (Matthew 17:20) connects us to God’s power, which raised Jesus from death, giving us new life [...]
Forgiveness Means Surrendering Our Rights
Posted in Driscoll, Mark, tagged Forgiveness, Sin on August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Forgiveness means that no matter how much we may have been hurt by other’s sin, we give up our right to hurt them back. We love them and seek their best. Forgiveness does not mean that we ignore their sin. Neither does it mean we act like the sin never happened and go on in [...]
There Is a Point of No Return
Posted in Piper, John, tagged Esau, Forgiveness, Hebrews 12, Repent, Sinning on August 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is a point of confirmed sinning which may take you over the line of no return and you will be like Esau who sought repentance with tears and could not find it (Hebrews 12:16-17). He could not repent. If he could have there would have been forgiveness. But the heart can become so hardened [...]
It Is Deeper Than Anyone Can Fathom
Posted in Piper, John, tagged Forgiveness, Knowledge of Self, Sin, Sinfulness on June 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In other words, we never get to the bottom of our sinfulness. If our forgiveness depended on the fullness of the knowledge of our sins, we would all perish. No one knows the extent of his sinfulness. It is deeper than anyone can fathom. – John Piper, Finally Alive, Christian Focus Publishers, copyright 2009, page [...]
What We Must First Recognize
Posted in Manning, Brennan, tagged Bible, Church, Enemy of God, Forgiveness, Mind of Christ, Reconciliation on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We cannot possess the mind of Christ until we recognize ourselves as forgiven enemies of God and in like manner extend forgiveness and reconciliation to our own enemies, Jesus Christ crucified is not merely a heroic example to the church; he is the power of God, a living force transforming our lives through his Word. [...]
Christians Should Be Peculiar
Posted in Edwards, Jonathan, tagged Forgiveness on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
But Christians should be peculiar; they should forgive those that injure them, and not entertain any spirit of ill will to them upon that account. – Jonathan Edwards, On Knowing Christ, The Banner of Truth Trust, copyright 1990, page 239
