It is the people who sincerely, with true repentant hearts, who
accept the forgiveness of their sins through Jesus Christ, they are the ones who can actually wear his name: Christian.
And yet as a follower of Jesus, I know that every person who
accepts the forgiveness of Christ is filled with the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead.
It was for «sinners,» for those who — mostly — tried their best to do the right thing, often failed, but
accepted the forgiveness of God and of others, forgave others and themselves, and started over.
Not exact matches
Anyone that would
accept Gods
forgiveness of sin has eternity with God.
Thankfully many understand the blessing
of forgiveness when we
accept Jesus as Lord.
Joy comes, however, from knowing that you are
accepted in Christ's work and coming to you in word and sacrament, with his promises and assurances
of forgiveness, which is outside
of yourself and therefore «sure».
Hell is simply being in the presence
of God, without
accepting the
forgiveness He freely gave you when He died on Calvary's cross.
Insofar as Jesus
accepted all including the outcast I take the reference to Islam as a reference to the
forgiveness and acceptance
of our Lord.
CONFESSION
OF SINS AND ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS March 12, 2000 The Holy Father: Brothers and Sisters, let us turn with trust to God our Father, who is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger, great in love and fidelity, and ask him to accept the repentance of his people who humbly confess their sins, and to grant them merc
OF SINS AND ASKING FOR
FORGIVENESS March 12, 2000 The Holy Father: Brothers and Sisters, let us turn with trust to God our Father, who is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger, great in love and fidelity, and ask him to
accept the repentance
of his people who humbly confess their sins, and to grant them merc
of his people who humbly confess their sins, and to grant them mercy.
We all have the opportunity to
accept Him and ask Him for
forgiveness until our last breath, but if deny until death, there will be weeping and nashing
of teeth.
But in the very moment
of the rejection
of God by man, Christ - who is both fully human and fully divine —
accepts the rejection and turns to God praying for the
forgiveness of humanity «Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.»
When we can do that the cycle
of forgiveness is complete; we have not only received God's
forgiveness, but
accepted it.
To help another unconditionally, the benevolent giving, with compassion & sympathy, for
accept grace
of forgiveness, mercy, graciousness.
It would be a strange thing, would it not, to be
accepted by God into covenant relationship through faith in Jesus Christ, all sins having been forgiven, and then transition into a walk where even petition wouldn't be sufficient for
forgiveness of sins but overcoming would supplant petition.
Then those that are left (surviving genocides and «nature») will get a clue and realize that only God has the ability to create the complexities
of the human eye, circulatory system, the fact we have (had) the needed water and atmosphere was not a random perfection that just occurred... will change their minds and ask for
forgiveness that was already granted them through Jesus, if they chose to
accept it.
Don't swallow Satan's lies, writes Jeff Lucas, instead
accept God's free gifts
of grace and
forgiveness.
Your sins are already forgiven, no one goes to Hell because they did not ask for
forgiveness, a person goes to Hell because when they have passed the age
of innocence, and have come to the Knowledge
of the Gospel, or they have learned that Jesus died for their sins, and that He gives us salvation freely because He loves us more than we love ourselves, and we have to make a choice to
accept or reject this free gift, if that individual
accepts Jesus as their Savior, then they go to Heaven, and if that individual rejects Jesus, then they go to Hell.
We receive
forgiveness of our sins when we
accept him as our savior.
Jeremy Myers, i think you are wrong and David is right, so many out there are preaching you can live any way you want and be right that Grace covers any sin, they really believe that, that is not what the bible says, God was very concerned about sin so much he sent Jesus his son to die on a cross for us, if we
accept Jesus as our savor then we are to obey his commandments, not break them, we are to live a righteous and holy life as possible, the bible plainly list a whole list
of things if we live in will not to to heaven unless we repent, if we die while in these sins, we will not go to heaven, what is the difference, between someone who said a prayer and someone who did not, and they are living the same way, none, i think, if we are truly saved it should be hard to do these things let alone live and do them everyday, i would be afraid to tell people that it does not matte grace covers their sins, i really think it is the slip ups that we are convicted
of by the Holy Spirit and we ask for forgivness, how can anyones heart be right with God and they have sex all the time out
of marriage, lie, break every commandment
of God, i don't think this is meaning grace covers those sins, until they repent and ask for
forgiveness, a lot
of people will end up in hell because preachers teach Grace the wrong way,, and those preachers will answer to God for leading these people the wrong way, not saying you are one
of them, but be careful, everything we teach or preach must line up with the word
of God, God hates sin,
As I tried to tell you before,
accepting His
forgiveness as an act
of your will is part
of obeying Him, too.
He can not stand against the Holy Lamb
of God who you
accepted into your heart for the
forgiveness of your sins.
Finally, the Proclamation led up to an appeal to the hearers to give their personal assent to the «Good News»; to implement it by turning in repentance and trust to God, who by His «mighty works» had made a new people for Himself; and to signify the same by baptism into the fellowship
of the Church, thereby
accepting God's
forgiveness and entering into new relations with Him.
And the theology that emerged from his reflections was that he needed complete
forgiveness, even
of his personhood almost, rather than that he wasn't that bad or that God loved humanity and
accepted him before his repentance.
Those who
accept his kingdom «like a child» enter in, and so by act
of God himself, which is especially exhibited in the
forgiveness of sins, his people is formed within the old Israel, ready to emerge in due time.
The sin
of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, whatever it is, is not exactly about God not forgiving it, but about us refusing to
accept God's
forgiveness and work in our life.
To a guilt culture, the gospel offers
forgiveness through Christ — but requires that we
accept God's estimation
of both our guilt and our
forgiveness, rather than our own.
I chose to believe in a God
of love and
forgiveness that would
accept All.
The Christian Gospel becomes a support
of the human struggle for the good, a prophetic criticism
of the spirit
of that struggle, and a final assertion that man receives from God the
forgiveness which enables him both to know and to
accept his limitations.
while breifly going thru this artical it was makeing my stomach turn, this is just what the devil wants is for doubt and confusion, christianity is growing stronger than ever, souls are being saved and lives are changing every day, and do nt for one minute think any different, or try tp put christians down, why would we loose faith, god answers our prayers everyday, think what you want and do what you do, but do nt try to put things in other people's opinion or minds, jesus died for our sins, so that we can have better lives and be forgiven for our sins here on earth and move on to a beter place, becouse souls do nt die «read the bible, if you do nt understand it, find a church that can help you learn a better way
of life, I pray for everyone out there that does nt know jesus christ as ther savior to
accept what he has to offer to you «love
forgiveness and ever lasting life «Christians» stay strong and [ass the word
of god on and share all your tedtimonies in life» god bless everyone»»
The allusion again is to a situation in which outcasts are
accepting forgiveness and other Jews are finding offence in this, and thereby blinding themselves to the reality
of their own situation.
If I am condoning sin by
accepting my gay and lesbian friends for who they are and not being mortally offended by the fact they love people
of the same gender, then I'll ask for
forgiveness.
By analogy, if God
accepts some on the basis
of merit and others on the basis
of forgiveness, the situation is similarly intolerable.
But if Jesus proclaimed the
forgiveness of sins as a reality for those who
accepted the challenge
of his proclamation, then this proclamation must be accompanied by a ministry
of exorcism and healing.
When a man
accepts forgiveness, he condemns himself most severely, he really bows his head under the judgment
of God.
But it is the great message
of the gospel that we will find our lives in that
of Jesus only to the extent that we are capable
of accepting forgiveness.
What if His call to believe wasn't another religious requirement, but the key that takes off every chain
of hindrance we might otherwise have in
accepting God's radical love and
forgiveness?
Accept the gift
of forgiveness offered through Christ.
Another person can be aware
of such contradictions and realize that his actions are not in harmony with his profession; this person can acknowledge and confess his guilt and
accept forgiveness when caught in circumstances beyond his control.
Jesus
accepted and altered John's eschatology
of judgement into an eschatology
of forgiveness and mercy.
AND And teaches us to say yes And allows us to be both - and And keeps us from either - or And teaches us to be patient and long suffering And is willing to wait for insight and integration And keeps us from dualistic thinking And does not divide the field
of the moment And helps us to live in the always imperfect now And keeps us inclusive and compassionate toward everything And demands that our contemplation become action And insists that our action is also contemplative And heals our racism, our sexism, heterosexism, and our classism And keeps us from the false choice
of liberal or conservative And allows us to critique both sides
of things And allows us to enjoy both sides
of things And is far beyond any one nation or political party And helps us face and
accept our own dark side And allows us to ask for
forgiveness and to apologize And is the mystery
of paradox in all things And is the way
of mercy And makes daily, practical love possible And does not trust love if it is not also justice And does not trust justice if it is not also love And is far beyond my religion versus your religion And allows us to be both distinct and yet united And is the very Mystery
of Trinity
The offer
of forgiveness through the cross is
accepted in partaking
of the Lord's Supper in the light
of the guarantee
of the resurrection.
It is us who couldnt
accept forgiveness without blood because
of the murder in all our hearts.
The latter means experiencing divine
forgiveness for the distortion
of one's own understanding and having the willingness to
accept those whose convictions sincerely differ.
In theological terms conversion is used to describe the moment when a person for the first time comes to a personal realization
of the grace and
forgiveness of God and
accepts that theological reality as relevant for his or her life.
God's one and only plan was the one we now live — Humans sin, we need to be redeemed, He gives us a choice —
Accept forgiveness through the sacrifice
of Jesus on the cross or don't and burn in hell.
The message has been that Jesus the Son
of God was crucified for the sins
of the humanity and that Jesus raised from the dead by God brings Divine
Forgiveness and Salvation understood as access to God; as free gifts to all who repent and
accept Him as Saviour and join the fellowship
of the Church
of Christ.
this universal love crap, is all nice and good to our ears, but his love is the kind that demands perfection but he loves us so much he paid the price himself, that if we
accept his sacrifice and make room for him to burrow into our hearts, minds, and souls, we are ushered into his
forgiveness and perpetual grace for if God were to deny us, it would be an injustice for that is the power
of the cross.
Each time he issues yet another apology, Christian leaders tell us, (and those caught in the abusive environment at Mars Hill), that the Christian thing to do is
accept the apology without question and wipe the slate clean in the name
of grace and
forgiveness.
Here was one who was ready to
accept people as they were, with all their unlovableness, understand them, and make them his friends; one who met hatred with love and
forgiveness; one who showed up the selfishness
of complacent people, condemned it and made them begin to hate it too; one who so moved people that they changed their whole outlook and became his followers.
Thankfully, they've
accepted my apologies and granted me
forgiveness, but I'll never really forgive myself for some
of the stuff I remember doing — nothing nearly as severe as what Paige had to endure, but I'm sure I caused a few innocent kids to shed a few tears in private on more than one occasion.