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1:9 …he is faithful and just and will forgive us…
This is no formal arrangement, no legal transaction. The legal settlement was initiated at the Cross, and consumated with our first confession of faith.
Rather, this is the promise of full restoration of an interrupted relationship. Like when a brother, sister, friend, wife, parent, child forgives, puts an offense behind them, embraces and restores the relationship to the way it was before the offense. Except when God forgives, he doesn’t just put the offense behind...
103:12 …as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
God is faithful. He does not deny forgiveness. And when he forgives, he really forgives!
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| October 17, 2009 |
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Amen! I know that He does forgive for He has forgiven me so much over the last little while. I am comforted in his arms and can feel that He is there at my side through it all. Awesome post. |
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| October 17, 2009 |
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"God is faithful. He does not deny forgiveness. And when he forgives, he really forgives!" Father, forgive me. |
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| October 17, 2009 |
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God has forgiven me over and over and over.
Mike what I have found that it is easy for me
to forgive someone but hard for me to Forgive
Myself. It took me years to forgive me and I
feel that caused me to miss some blessings.
What do you think? Really would like to have
your input on this. Love you much. |
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| October 17, 2009 |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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That is exactly right! We are restored like before, as though the offense never occurred, which, in the Mind of God, it exist no more!! Hallelujah! Now if we could just do the same with one another...(and forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us).
Terry, I would like to say that you have to break the chain of doubt. God forgives everything you ask Him for out of repentence, sincerly. If you are struggling to accept that, you are obeying the flesh. The flesh wants place guilt on you. Accepting that guilt that Jesus took away. There is nothing I can do or ever did, that the Love of Christ can't cover. Everything I did, Jesus paid for. Even more. He suffered more that anyone could ever bear. The weight of the world, you know? Mine was with Him. He set me free. He did you, too. Believe me, you probably never did the things I have and it still isn't enough to spoil the gift of God, Amen? |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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Megan, I relish that truth too! It has brought me much joy. Destiny....you're forgiven! (I'm certain) Terry, you would not believe how many times I've heard ppl say they have the most difficult time forgiving themselves. Add me to that list too. Could you have missed some blessings? Well, anytime you put obstacles and hindrances in between you and God, interrupting the communion/fellowship that HE bought for the two of you, I'm sure blessings will be interrupted too. Not talking material blessings, either, but more importantly the spiritual blessings that come with walking with him daily. Mule, amens to that too. The guilt isn't ours (if we've been forgiven), so why do we hold onto it? What's the attraction of guilt to us? |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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This one Mike? I just put on my maybelline and now I am spilling over.
Thankful just isn't a powerful enough word is it? I love you Mike with all your God wisdom, and while I know it is Him and you are just the cool guy He chose to deliver them, it still makes me love you more than if you were just a cool guy. j |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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Hallelujah thanks be to God! |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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| I think in our mind we know how bad we've been. Now if we could just get into our thick skulls how good God is, well then....things change. I ain't so bad that God can't forgive me, but I Was so bad only He could save me! And He Did! Like you said, why hold onto defeat? Live victorious! Jesus defeated my sins! All of them! Praise is the reward He wants! I say give it to Him! Hallelujah! |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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Forgiven I am forgiven I am loved by the Loving God. |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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100,000 Stars! |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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Power and lifting up Word of encouragement brother Mike...
How it removes the burden of sin and guilt and weight upon our hearts... PTL!
Thanks...
Blessings In Him... :o)
Herman |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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amen. |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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Thanks everyone for your comments to me. It did take years for me to forgive myself but thanks be to God I have and I'm still growing in that area. My Spiritual Blessing here at MC are you guys. I Love You |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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Juanita, it is a beautiful truth, isn't it? It's good to be loved! Thanks Bev, this truth is worth at least that much! :-D Brother Herman, tis a beautiful truth...and there is much encouragement in the truth. I thank God for revealing it to us! :) Glenn and Jade...glad to celebrate the wonder of God's forgiveness w/you. |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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Thanks Sharon, Liz, and PM....we are forgiven, and we are loved. Father, I've failed You.
See my sin and selfishness;
See how I've nourished my foolish pride.
Touch with Your mercy;
Speak Your forgiveness
Through all the guilt I've tried to hide. Moment by moment,
Marvelous, Almighty God,
Resting in You, I am truly free.
Teach me to trust You;
Teach me to walk in You,
My Lord, my Strength, my Liberty! |
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| October 18, 2009 |
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Words by Ken Bible
Music from Schlesische Volkslieder, 1842
© 1994 by LNWhymns.com. CCLI Song #1173674. |
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| October 19, 2009 |
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Child your'e forgiven and child you are loved.
Thank you Jesus, for loving even me. |
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| October 19, 2009 |
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The only thing that keeps us in bondage is the fact that we don't want to admit sometimes that we are wrong, repentance is the only thing that He asked us to do, He already knows what we have done, He just wants us to come to Him and admit that we did it, forgiveness has always been in place, it is about excepting responsibility for our actions and then accepting the forgivness He has for us and learning to forgive ourselves, that one was hard for me as well, it took me awile to learn that one.
Blessings to you Mike. |
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| October 19, 2009 |
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Tim, that we have a hard time believing he sees us as his children is owing mostly to our pride, I would imagine. It's a beautiful truth though! Sheree, thanks sister. We ask, and he is faithful to forgive. Our part is the asking. If only we'd ask. Nothing more. Thank the Lord he is faithful, and knows our weakness. Identifies with our weakness! |
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| October 20, 2009 |
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| October 20, 2009 |
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Beautiful isn't it? He forgives forgets and acts like it never was. Ps 103 which you quoted out of...He does not deal with us according to our sins. Wow! You know, it is His kindness that leads us to repentance? |
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| October 20, 2009 |
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| Amen Todd...I love him for his kindness...I am so glad he doesn't deal w/me according to my sins! (I simply cannot read Ps 103 enough, what marvelous truths!) |
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| October 20, 2009 |
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| I appreciate your encouragement, Coreena! |
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| October 23, 2009 |
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HIS forgiveness is hard thing for us to comprehend. Because we as people still remember offenses after we forgive. The enemy LOVES to get us stirred up again- which causes pain again, which destroys relationships AGAIN. When we ask God to forgive... gone.... sea of forgetfullness... He remembers it NO more. WE are the ones that do not let go of it. We MUST fight the enemy in this area and tell him, NO I put that at the Cross! I will not take it back. Both what we have done and what others have done to us. (ok- got spun. I pray that one day the Body of Christ is free in this area) |
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| October 23, 2009 |
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Amen Ruth. The reason he can simply forgive us is b/c the legal transaction has taken place....over and done with, accomplished, finito! Now....he forgives. Forgiveness is no legal transaction. The debt wasn't forgiven, it was paid for! (w/Jesus' blood) Forgiveness is heart to heart....restoration of the relationship, begun when we first trusted him for our salvation. Right? (I'm hoping to blog "The business of salvation" soon...about that business transaction, the legal requirement.) |
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| October 28, 2009 |
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Maybe if more grasped the thought that when we don't see or accept that Christ has forgiven/forgotten...and we continue to dredge it back up...we are more or less...well, basically...we are putting him right back up on that cross and crucifying him time and time again....
Wasn't once enough?
I'm not completely there....but I sure am trying!!!!!!
Good stuff Bro Mike! |
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| October 28, 2009 |
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| Yeah Val, like rewinding the tape, reversing the crucifixion that made mere forgiveness a possibility. It's sad. We're all workin on it together sister. :) |
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