Jesus is forgiving because “He has no reason to hold a grudge, and He loves us,” says Matt, 11. Sentencing a criminal to jail doesn’t mean the judge is holding a grudge. And God, as the perfectly just ...
This shows Christians that they will be rewarded for their forgiveness. The teaching from Jesus love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you reminds people that they should not hold onto ...
As of this past Sunday, liturgical churches have entered the Season of Advent. “Advent” means arrival or coming and the focus becomes the arrivals or comings of Jesus. One such coming is as a baby ...
As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times." — Matthew 18:21-22 This outlines the idea that forgiveness is not a one-time action.
The gospel reading for many of us this past Sunday was Matthew 18:21-35, which begins with Peter asking Jesus, “Lord, if my brother sins against me how often must I forgive? As many as seven ...
you have become like the Judeans, for they love the tree but hate its fruit, or they love the fruit but hate the tree." 44 Jesus said, "Whoever blasphemes against the Father will be forgiven, and ...
By hating this world, you don’t put the things of this world in front of God,” says Enoch, 10. “This is how you earn rewards in God’s kingdom.” ...