26 results for tag: forgiveness
Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Forgiveness
https://www.youtube.com/embed/fEOeJI1lpQQ
Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Forgiveness - 3 minute video
Forgiveness
Do you believe that you're beyond God's forgiveness? In this first program of a four part series called "Four Words that Changed the World", Greg assures us that God is waiting with the message, "All is forgiven, I love you. Your heavenly Father."
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0098.mp3
Forgiven to Forgive
"Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive,..." (C. S. Lewis). Yet Jesus said we're to forgive "seventy times seven. What was he saying?
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0064.mp3
Q: How Do We Avoid Cherry-Picking the Bible for a God of Love of Our Own Wishes ? – Brad Jersak
QUESTION: How do you respond to people who object that we are imposing our own ideology of peace onto the Bible rather than letting the Bible speak for itself? When you "unwrath God," aren't you cherry-picking according to our own wishes for what you wish the text had said rather than submitting to what it actually says?
RESPONSE: I hear this objection regularly, perhaps even weekly. I need to respond often enough that a standard answer has begun to unfold.
1. First, we must acknowledge the real problem of bias when coming to the text. We must admit the importance of being mindful as to how our prejudices impact our reading and interpretation of ...
Forgiveness — A New Beginning
In WWII both Corrie ten Boom's father and sister died in concentration camps. Just two years after the war one of the most cruel guards from the Ravensbruck concentration camp asked Corrie for forgiveness. She forgave him. Could you? Greg talks about the healing power of forgiveness.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0053.mp3
Giving and FOR-Giving
God's forgiveness means that we have been forgiven once and for all. Once we have received his forgiveness, there is no need for us to feel un-forgiven until we formally ask God to forgive us again.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR452.mp3
Christ Followers Cannot Not Forgive
C.S. Lewis insisted "If God forgives we must forgive. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than him." A Christ follower in whom Jesus lives cannot not forgive.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR447.mp3
Forgiveness Is a Journey
Mother's Day is a perfect time to focus on forgiveness! Forgiveness is a day by day journey with and in Christ. It's a life-long process, an attitude, a way of life we lead that is produced in and through us by our risen Lord.
Forgiveness: What it isn’t & what it is – Brad Jersak
"And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him. My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart." Matthew 18:34-35For those who find it easy to leave the streams of love, forgiveness, compassion and mercy behind,... you may not care to remain in those streams but, is your infinite debt something you can manage on your own? Be careful not to forget the unforgiving servant. Go back to the streams of God and be grateful for them. -- Adit Gamble
I'm feeling such a fear of the Lord these days about ...
Forgiveness – The Rubber Hits the Road!
C.S. Lewis once observed that everyone thinks forgiveness is a good idea until they have someone to forgive. That's when the rubber hits the road.
Forgiving Others Because God Has Forgiven Us
Join Greg as he explains that God's forgiveness is not conditional on our forgiveness of others, as many believe. God's forgiveness goes far beyond the absence of a penalty - God's forgiveness is his presence.