Inspirations

I am thankful that God offers forgiveness.  When my sins loom in front of me, and I'm faced with a mountain of guilt I can take it to God. He is the only one who can cancel our sentence. Because of that, I can  offer others that same forgiveness  when they hurt me. I am thankful that there is nothing I can do that God will not forgive when I ask. There is no pit so deep that God's hand is not deeper still, to lift us out of the hole of sin and hold us close to his heart.

Recently I heard a Christian friend say,  “I don’t worry about sinning, because when I sin,  I can ask God for forgiveness, and it will be alright.”     This is another one of those statements that make me cringe when I hear it.    Really?    It sounds like you are saying I can do whatever I want because God will forgive me.     This, my friends,  is not Biblical!    It cannot be found in either the Old or New Testament.    In the old testament, the children of Israel were sent into slavery for their sins.    David confessed his sin with Bathsheba,  yet he was punished.    “But that is the Old Testament and we’re not bound by that,” you say.    However, even in the New Testament, this teaching is not there.    Jesus never taught this either.     To the woman caught in adultery, he ...

It’s easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.   Ever heard that phrase?   I have, too many times to count.   I know and understand that some people think it’s funny and use it in a joking fashion.   “Are you allowed to do that?”   “I don’t’ know, but it’s easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.”      I cringe.   It feels like nails on a chalkboard, if you’re my age, or like teeth grating as you eat.   It’s painful!   I believe there are some valid reasons why this is one hundred percent false.   The action is questionable. This phrase implies that the person either knows that what he or she is doing is wrong, but they don’t care; or that they are not going to take the time to find out before they engage in the activity.   In either event, what they are doing is obviously disputable.   It’s like saying, “We’ll worry about the legality of the situation later.”   This does not s...