Forgiveness – Grace Evangelical Society

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,

Does Your Eternal Destiny Depend on Your Forgiving Others? — Matthew 6:14-15

October 9, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - fellowship forgiveness, Forgiveness, Matt 6:14-15, Robert Jeffress

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” A friend pointed me to the October 2, 2018, broadcast of Pathway to Victory by Robert Jeffress. My friend heard him say that most religions