If they have to apologize in order to receive forgiveness then it’s not really forgiveness. That is not releasing them from their debt, it’s demanding payment.
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Thought for the Day – Forgiveness
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged forgiveness on June 14, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Thought for the Day – Drowning Man
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged self pity on June 14, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Feeling sorry for someone who’s already immersed in self pity is like giving a glass of water to a drowning man.
Thought for the Day – Angry with God
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged angry with God on June 14, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Being angry with God isn’t likely to change how He feels about you, but it sure does excite your demons.
Thought for the Day – Silence
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged accusers, closed mind, silence on April 4, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Standing before His accusers, Jesus said not a word. That’s because silence is a perfectly appropriate response to a closed mind.
Thought for the Day – In & Through Us
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged Christ in you, for us, hope of glory, in us, through us on January 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »
God isn’t as likely to do things “for us” as He is to do things “through us”. We are supposed to be His body. If we don’t show up, we shouldn’t expect much. It is Christ “in us” that is the hope of glory.
Thought for the Day – Unconvincing
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged convince, live out, truth on January 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
We are not likely to convince anyone of a truth that we ourselves never believed enough to live out
Thought for the Day – Intentions vs. Motivations
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged good intentions, right motivations on January 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
We shouldn’t mistake good intentions for right motivations. God is not as interested in our desired outcomes as He is in what moves us to act or speak.
Thought for the Day – The Way
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged make a way, rescue on January 10, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Jesus didn’t come to rescue us. He came to make a way for us. We have to choose to walk in that way.
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