If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 NASB Confess – This verse was standard protocol while I was growing up. I heard it over and over, perhaps because I used it so much to wash away my guilty…
But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled. Matthew 26:56 NASB Left Him and fled – Why say it twice? Isn’t it enough to say the disciples left? Or the disciples fled? Why use both verbs? The answer is not so simple….
And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.” Luke 17:4 NASB Forgive – Read these words from Yeshua again. Slowly. Let them sink in. If someone sins against you over and over, and keeps coming back saying, “I repent,” what are you…
“and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Matthew 6:12 NASB Have forgiven – Read this carefully. Most of us learned this verse, and the prayer, in some version of the King James. Unfortunately, the King James didn’t make the tense of the verb very clear. “As we forgive” (KJV) could…
“Take courage, My son, your sins are forgiven.” Matthew 9:2 Are Forgiven – Are the gospel stories so familiar that you no longer pay attention to the small details? It is unfortunately true for many Christians. We learned the stories in Sunday school. We have the images locked away in our minds. As a result,…
