Loving People Without Ignoring Harmful Behavior Christian community is built on grace. Every one of us needs forgiveness, patience, mercy, and room to grow. But biblical grace was never intended to become permission for repeated harmful behavior. Jesus was extraordinarily gracious toward broken people while remaining completely truthful about sin, responsibility, and change. The New…
Unforgiveness Unforgiveness – A simple definition of unforgiveness is “a grudge against someone who has offended you”. Another definition of unforgiveness is not having the compassion to forgive. Unforgiveness is a sin that causes us to think and do evil things. Grudge noun: grudge; plural noun: grudges 1. a persistent feeling of ill will or…
Why do men struggle with redemption? An interesting question, let’s start with some facts: “Redemption, n. Deliverance of sinners from the penalty of their sin. re·deem tr.v. re·deemed, re·deem·ing, re·deems; adj. re·deem a·ble. adj. re To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum. To pay off. To fulfill (a pledge, for example). To set free;…
