" THROUGH CHRIST WE CAN FORGIVE "

Greetings and Salutations, it's always my pleasure sharing with you. This week we are looking into " Forgiveness " again. I'm the kind of man who believes every single word I read in the Bible. There is a scripture in a couple of the Gospels that means a great deal to me. " THEREFORE WE ARE GIVEN THE ABILITY TO FORGIVE AND FORGET TRANSGRESSIONS AGAINST US THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS US (Matthew 19:26; Luke 18:27). Now Hebrews 10:17 says: " AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE. " I shared this thought once before that the writer of the Book Of Hebrews and there were many qualified Heroes Of The Faith from my observation who may have written it. Now the author concludes this discussion with an effort to convince us with this powerful statement that God Will Remember Our Sins No More. Christ forgives completely, so there is no need to confess our past sins repeatedly. As Believers, we can be confident that the sins we confess and renounce are FORGIVEN AND FORGOTTEN. Now I believe you have all heard and read of King David's Sin. David was truly sorry for his adultery with Bathsheba and for murdering her husband to cover it up. He knew that his actions had hurt many people. But because David repented of those sins God mercifully forgave him. No sin is too great to be forgiven! Do you feel that you could never come close to God because you have done something terrible? God can and will forgive you of any sin. While God forgives us, however, he does not always erase the natural consequences of our sin. FINAL POINT: Revenge is an uncontrollable monster. Each act of retaliation brings another. It's a boomerang that cannot be thrown without cost to the thrower. The Revenge cycle can be halted only by forgiveness Until Next Time... Jim,