“Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?” Matthew 18:33. The gospel of Jesus Christ brings the promise of peace and reconciliation with God and with each other. When Peter asked Jesus how often he should forgive a brother who sinned against him, the Lord […]
“I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins.” Isaiah 43:25. Satan not only delights in the moment of our failure but also in the spiritual inactivity that sometimes snares us in our remorse. When we’ve blown our witness, we are and should be […]
“Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43. The dying thief found freedom in the final hours of his life. He admitted that God was right to punish his sin and right there from the cross, Jesus gave him the assurance that he would enter Paradise that very day! What […]
“I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions.” Isaiah 43:25. Just as an Old Testament writer would write something on a papyrus scroll and then get rid of it forever by blotting it out, so God wipes our sin from His record. Consider David’s use of the words “blot out” in Psalm 51:9. He […]
“Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?” Matthew 18:33. Genuine forgiveness runs deep. It is not a thin surface patch on a relationship, but an inner change of heart toward the offender. Too often we think we have extended forgiveness when we have only covered over […]