Precious Gifts - Week 9.
Forgiveness:
God is merciful, and forgives us our sins. But God requires 3 things from us, to be able to do this.
1. Repentance and Confession
1 John 1:9
"But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness."
2. Belief in Jesus, The Son of God
Acts 10:31
"Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved; you and your household."
3. Forgive each other
Matthew 6:12
"And forgive us our sins as we have forgive n those who sin against us."
(As Jesus taught us to pray.)
Don't let's be like that man in the Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor, who had his fellow servant thrown in prison, because he couldn't pay his debt. And he had just been forgiven himself, but was sent to prison himself after treating his fellow servant unfairly.
(Parable in Matthew 18:21-35)
Sometimes it can be very hard to forgive someone, but we must do so if we expect God to forgive us for our sins.
Once we have forgiven others we are blessed with a lighter heart and soul, filled with peace.
We will receive Forgiveness freely, for God is merciful. Please, Father, give us the grace to forgive.
Forgiveness:
God is merciful, and forgives us our sins. But God requires 3 things from us, to be able to do this.
1. Repentance and Confession
1 John 1:9
"But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness."
2. Belief in Jesus, The Son of God
Acts 10:31
"Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved; you and your household."
3. Forgive each other
Matthew 6:12
"And forgive us our sins as we have forgive n those who sin against us."
(As Jesus taught us to pray.)
Don't let's be like that man in the Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor, who had his fellow servant thrown in prison, because he couldn't pay his debt. And he had just been forgiven himself, but was sent to prison himself after treating his fellow servant unfairly.
(Parable in Matthew 18:21-35)
Sometimes it can be very hard to forgive someone, but we must do so if we expect God to forgive us for our sins.
Once we have forgiven others we are blessed with a lighter heart and soul, filled with peace.
We will receive Forgiveness freely, for God is merciful. Please, Father, give us the grace to forgive.