Forgiveness – Grace Evangelical Society

The Mercy of the Lord (Psalm 106)

March 21, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - discipline, Forgiveness, Mercy, Psalm 106

Psalm 106 is, in one sense at least, like the speech of Stephen right before he is stoned to death by the Jews in Acts 7. The psalmist reviews the history of the Jewish people. It is not a pretty picture. He speaks of their many sins. These sins included complaining against God, idolatry, sacrificing

The Forgiveness of Sins

March 9, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Confession, Fellowship, Forgiveness, Gospel

My daughters are all adults now, but when they were younger, they loved the movie The Princess Bride. All I remember about the movie are certain phrases that were repeated over and over. The word inconceivable is one example. One of the characters misused it on various occasions. Once, after he said it, another character

How Is Forgiveness Linked to Confession and Repentance? Part 2 (1 John 1:5-10)

March 2, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - false claims, Fellowship with God, Forgiveness

In Part 1, we considered four questions that Robert asked relating to the forgiveness of sins. We saw that confession of sins is the way for a believer in fellowship with God to be forgiven and to maintain ongoing fellowship. The believers away from the Lord must turn from their sins in order to be

How Is Forgiveness Linked to Confession and Repentance? Part 1

February 28, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Confession of sins, Forgiveness, Repentance

Robert asks several questions relating to the forgiveness of sins. First, how does forgiveness tie in with confession and repentance? Second, if we don’t confess our sins, are we forgiven? Third, what does forgiveness mean? Fourth, will God forgive us if we do not think we have committed a transgression? Good questions. First, we know

The Great Physician (Luke 5:31)

January 30, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Forgiveness, healing, Mark 5:27-31, Repentance

In Luke 5:27-31, the author records the calling of the tax collector Levi (Matthew) by the Lord to be one of His disciples. This offends the religious leaders because Levi is considered a terrible sinner in the eyes of the Jews since he is a tax collector and a traitor to his people by working

Wash One Another’s Feet, Part 2 (John 13:14)

February 24, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Forgiveness, one another commands

The New Testament has about 58 “one another” commands that describe what a normal Christian church life can be. It’s the kind of community I want to—need to!—experience. But what does that church life look like? The second example of these commands is to wash one another’s feet (John 13:14). In the previous post, we

Forgiveness Can Be a Process (Matthew 18:21-22)

December 17, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Forgiveness

On October 2, 2006, Charles Carl Roberts IV, a milk truck driver, walked into a one-room Amish schoolhouse and shot eight students, killing five of them. The tragedy was widely covered. The Amish response to the tragedy received almost as much coverage as the tragedy itself. They forgave the shooter. In fact, they reached out

Coronavirus Disciplines: Forgiveness (Ephesians 4:32)

April 27, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Forgiveness, spiritual disciplines

In a previous blog, I compared life under quarantine to a pressure cooker. My Instant Pot creates a high–pressure environment that allows food to cook much faster! Likewise, I find that life under quarantine is putting pressure on the family, and on me, so that I’ve been getting angrier much faster than I usually would.

Christian Perfection, Forgiveness, and the Lord’s Prayer

March 18, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Christian perfection, Forgiveness, Lord’s Prayer

This weekend I read a biography of George Fox by Arthur O. Roberts, Through Flaming Sword: The Life and Legacy of George Fox. The book is an excellent read. You may know that Fox was one of the founders of the Quaker movement. Interestingly, about one hundred years before John Wesley came preaching the doctrine

An Open Letter on Sex Offenders

February 27, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Forgiveness, Grace, sex offenders

Dear Shawn, I read with interest your article on “No More Scarlet Letters.” My question is why authors like you refuse to address, and why churches are slow to forgive, restore, and embrace sex offenders? [He gives examples of churches excluding sex offenders.] Dear Reader, Thank you for your letter. I think grace can,