Salvation is arguably the greatest gift God can bestow on a person. It is the testimony of many Christians that nothing in the world can ever compare to accepting and proclaiming the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sin. Many of
Several years have passed, but just thinking about an event with a past landlord can still set my blood to boiling. He sued my ex and me for “damages” to an apartment we left. We suspected he inflicted the “damage” himself so he could make
For us to say that we forgive someone is one of the easiest things in the world for most of us. For us to feel it can, at times, be a long and difficult struggle. I have often said that I feel the reason that
I have been thinking a lot about forgiveness lately… During a recent sermon, the preacher said that the bigger God’s plan for our lives, or for God’s church, the harder the devil will try and ruin it. I wondered what does this means and what
A famous British general once told John Wesley, “I never forgive!” To which Wesley replied, “Then, Sir, you had better never sin.” The only comment that Jesus made about his own “model prayer’ in Matthew 6:14-15 concerned forgiveness: “If you forgive others of their transgressions,
Forgiveness. When I read the topic for this issue, I decided I would sit this issue out. My partner asked why and I told her, “Forgiveness is my weakest area as a Christian, the biggest stumbling block I have in my walk with Jesus. I
We as Gay and Lesbian Christians have a special knowledge, a significant experience with the forgiveness of God. For many of us, being lied to by mainstream Christianity caused us to walk away from the Christ of love. Coming back to God years later to
The Bible says we are created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26: “And God said, Let us make man in our image.”) It also says God is love (I John 4:8 and I John 1:16). Therefore, we must conclude as images of God, created
“When I get flogged, I go into a trance state. That’s the only thing I know to call it. Outside stimuli are simply not present.” A newcomer looks intently at the heavyset man speaking from the corner. Another voice breaks in, “It’s like locking onto
Coauthored with James Raymer “On behalf of Jim and Larry, I welcome you to this celebration of their commitment to each other.” I listened to our Pastor, Jill Edens, make this statement during the opening of our covenant ceremony. The long awaited day was finally