STUDIES FROM BRETHREN IN CHRIST

12/29/2019 ~ Forgiven

🌊   ForgivenAM.mp3 (29m 59s)   Forgiven.pptx Darkness is where death holds all thoughtlessness. God commands and redeems those who believe in truth. ... be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. ~ Ephesians 4:31-32 "... forgive us our sins, For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us ..." ~ Luke 11:3-4 Surely we hope to be delivered from this tortuous existence where temptation and death overwhelms the lot of us. He asks for forgiving hearts as a prerequisite to His grace of truth. "... forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. ..." ~ Matthew 6:11-13 ... if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. ... ~ Mark 11:25-26 If our deepest desire is to get to heaven it will not be done if we hold grudges against those around us. How big is our hope of heaven for if we fail to forgive we will be left to the coldness where we reside. "... First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift." ~ Matthew 5:23-24 True forgiveness is love without compromise. Pure in the sight of God is His children who see Him above any and all arguments of men. People and family may forever hate you, it is when you fester on returning the ugliness that God will not accept your sacrifice of shallow love. The greatest gift one can hold is love. "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." ~ Matthew 6:14-15 Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven." ~ Matthew 18:21-22 Forgiveness extends rising past hate    7 x 70 = 490    "... If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. ..." ~ Luke 17:3-5 "... Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven." ~ Luke 6:36-37 "Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little." ~ Luke 7:47 People that are unable to forgive generally are those who love little, more contemptuous than not, normally critical of all others. Shallow unloving hearts wither upon emptiness Who love little forgives little ... you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow. ... ~ 2nd Corinthians 2:6-8 A grudge does not equal forgiveness which sets a soul free to believe in God without hindrance. ... if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, ... ~ Col. 3:12-15 Peace is a matter of living by His word   As the called elect of God - Put on:                                                 ● Tender mercies                                                   ● Kindness                                                 ● Humility                                                 ● Meekness                                                 ● Longsuffering                                                 ● Love → Bearing with and forgiving one another     → Let the peace of God rule in your hearts    → Be thankful Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. ... ~ James 5:16 "... do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.l and evil." ~ Luke 6:27-28 ... having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. ~ Colossians 2:13-14 We are alive and the more so when we understand the blessing of His forgiveness. ... to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. ~ Romans 3:23-26 In His sacrifice and patience He offers redemption    His grace    His blood    His forbearance    His righteousness    ... In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace ... ~ Ephesians 1:7-10 He wills that souls are found in Him undivided    His will    His grace    His blood    His good pleasure    We fall away from God when we forget Him, whereas He never forgets us. His coming to earth in the flesh achieved His purpose in hoping more of His creation of souls would not forget but yield to that which created all. ... If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ... ~ 1st John 1:8-10 Sin has a lot to do with our forgiveness, and our ability to allow His word to change our life in pursuit of the goodness He calls forth from His creation. ... "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." ~ Acts 2:38 "To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive the remission of sins." ~ Acts 10:43 ... if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. ~ Romans 10:9 Spiritual change is that which belief builds confidence upon. Return on investment swells up from the heart reaching out past earth and time in Him. It is learning to fly on His wing. "I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins." ~ Isaiah 43:25 The biggest part of God’s forgiveness is to acknowledge that we need Him to forgive us. Only the humble can follow forward into His kingdom. It is God that forgives sins and no other. Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, ... ~ Acts 3:19 Accepting His forgiveness brings one into a relationship that touches heaven itself. To be refreshed in life is to find His eternal love. The heart of God forgives all genuine saints ● God in Christ offers forgiveness to all soft hearted ● Pray for forgiveness to those who wrong us ● Without a forgiving heart, God will not forgive you ● Forgiveness is a process that never should end ● Faith is a course of an improvement upon His word ● Those who love little find hollow unforgiving hearts ● Brow beating a sinner serves not their recovery ● Loving minds are crucial in setting a soul free in Him ● We are made alive in God through His forgiveness ● God justifies those who have faith in Jesus ● Truth is found in confessing our sins to God ● Admitting Jesus has been raised holds salvation ● Repentance is key for sins to be forgiven To forgive is to regain the sense of love. Darkness screams evil’s last breath.