“Do not judge. For with the measure with which you measure, it will be measured back to you.” “If you do not forgive others, neither will your Father who is in Heaven forgive you your sins.” What if forgiveness is something more, but never less, than the remittance of punishment deserved for wrongs? What if …
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After Jesus rose from the dead, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, three times he asked Peter, who had denied Him three times during His trial, “Do you love Me?” The third time, Peter was grieved because He asked Him the third time, and said, “Lord, You know all things. You know that …
Continue reading The Death By Which Peter Would Glorify God: Grace, Forgiveness, and Gratitude
He felt our sin in all its magnitude, horror, and depth of evil so that He could forgive – really forgive – us. He suffered all the hurt and evil of our sin, and so forgave us. That is why we forgive: because God has forgiven us so much more.
Enthralled By Love 