But that is not the way you learned Christ! — assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit… Continue reading “If You Only Understood…” Using History as an Excuse for Sin
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Three Kinds of Forgiveness
Renunciation of vengeance, relational reconciliation, divine judicial forgiveness — those are the three kinds of forgiveness. And Christians chronically conflate the three, which causes much harm and confusion to victims of abuse. Let us look at the scriptures about forgiveness. All scriptures are from the NASB1995 unless otherwise stated. First the one from the Lord's… Continue reading Three Kinds of Forgiveness
