When should we confess sins publicly? I have to constantly decide this for myself and for those who ask me about a certain situation. You have to come up with some kind of guideline. My guideline is that the repentance should be roughly as broad as the effect of the sin. In other words, if […]
“How can I forgive those who sin against me?”……Answer: Everyone has been wronged, offended, and sinned against at some point. How are Christians to respond when such offenses occur? According to the Bible, we are to forgive. Ef. 4:32 declares, "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God […]
“What does the Bible say about dealing with difficult people?”……Answer: Our response to difficult people should center around the examples provided by Jesus, for He surely dealt with many difficult people during His time here on earth. His interactions with these people was never with an attitude of superiority or dominance, but rather one of […]
“What does the Bible say about restitution?”……Answer: Restitution is a biblical concept, and there are passages in both Old and New Testaments that reveal the mind of God on this subject. In the Old Testament, the Israelites were under the Law, which specified restitution in a variety of circumstances: "If a man steals an ox […]
“What does the Bible say about unforgiveness?”……The Bible has quite a bit to say about forgiveness and unforgiveness. Perhaps the most well-known teaching on unforgiveness is Jesus' parable of the unmerciful servant Matthew 18:21-35 In the parable, a king forgives an enormously large debt (basically one that could never be repaid) of one of his […]
Forgiveness 1: …Healing the Hurt We Never Deserved Matthew 18:21-35 This is the first sermon in a series I never planned to preach. The story of how it came to be starts in February when I spent a week preaching at Word of Life Florida. One day I ate lunch with George Theis, former executive […]
Thembalami 27 Forgiveness15.1.2014 & 8.10.2014……Scripture reading this morning comes from Matthew 18:23-35……23 "Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him.24 In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of […]