January 30 | Ephesians 1:7-10 “In Whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of trespasses according to the riches of His grace, which He lavished on us in all wisdom and insight, making known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure which He…
January 14 | Matthew 6:12 “And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors." (Matthew 6:12) Hanging on the Cross while His enemies mocked Him, Jesus taught us His greatest lesson. He forgave everyone. In the midst of His anguish and suffering, Jesus freed His enemies from…
Summary: Our natural response to an offense is to pass judgment and enforce our vengeance on the person who has offended us. But Jesus shows us what we must do to represent Him well when offended. He will show you a better way. Introduction In my last post, I taught…
Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay Summary: Many Christians don’t know everything Jesus does when He saves them, and this is what we will discuss. Jesus gives us many blessings. Introduction If you missed my opening post on what spiritual formation is and why it is important for believers, you…
Image by congerdesign from Pixabay Could you help me understand and apply John 20:23 in context? John 20:19-23 concerns the authority of the believer here on earth. As in other passages in the Gospels, Jesus sends out the disciples as he was sent by the Father (John 20:21). When Jesus…
Image by RENE RAUSCHENBERGER from Pixabay Is there something a Christian must do after God forgives them? When God forgives us, there are a few things that we do as Christians. But I must note the attitude with which we do them. We don’t do these things to gain his…
Does a person need to ask me for forgiveness before I give it? When we are wronged by another person, we feel like it’s a matter of justice that they apologize for what they did. We wait for them to realize it and do the right thing. But sometimes we…