Repentance, Forgiveness, and Restoration

Part 4 Repentance Forgiveness and Reconciliation Part 4 June 2024 Reconciliation To reconcile with someone means we try to restore friendly relations so that we can get along with or have reconciliation with each other. Reconciliation is defined as (1) The restoration of friendly relations. (2) The action of making one view or belief compatible with another. … Continue reading Repentance, Forgiveness, and Restoration

Repentance Forgiveness and Reconciliation Part 3

Do we have to forgive? Again, that is an easy question if the sin against us is minor. But there are extreme circumstances of unimaginable serious sins committed on people that seem to negate or make exception to the command to forgive others. In our humanness, and even within some cultures, we are led to … Continue reading Repentance Forgiveness and Reconciliation Part 3

Repentance, Forgiveness and Reconciliation Part 2

REPENT What is genuine repentance? Genuine repentance is a gift from God and can only be received when the truth of the sin is acknowledged (2 timothy 2:24-26).  And repentance is not an attitude that states I have to do it or forced to but rather a heartfelt, sorrowful response to the conviction of sin (2 … Continue reading Repentance, Forgiveness and Reconciliation Part 2

Repentance, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation

Introduction Repentance, Forgiveness and Reconciliation Part 1 There has been a lot of discussion and disagreement concerning repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation and whether or nor we have to comply with these commands. For those of us who have not had any major or serious occurrences in our lives that require these three situations to be performed … Continue reading Repentance, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation

Don’t Kill the Messenger

Don’t kill the messenger The phrase “don’t kill the messenger” is an idiom that means not to blame or harm the person who is delivering bad or unwelcome news. Many times we do kill the messenger (figuratively) if we don’t like what they say or believe. We kill them by ignoring them, ending the friendship with them, … Continue reading Don’t Kill the Messenger