Forgiveness

Can a person be forgiven for murder? - I Timothy 1:12 – 1:14 (commentary)

General Oglethorpe once said to John Wesley, “I never forgive and I never forget.” To which Wesley replied, “Then, Sir, I hope you never sin.” (Source unknown). …

Jesus Forgives the Adulterous Women - John 8:8 – 8:11 (commentary)

Jesus bent over and began writing on the ground (v. 8). The people left one by one, beginning with the oldest (v. 9). Finally, Jesus and the woman were there alone (v. 10). Jesus then asked her, “Where is everyone? Isn’t there anyone left to accuse you,” and she said no …

Onesimus financial obligation - Philemon 1:18 – 1:25 (commentary)

Paul asked Philemon to charge any financial obligation Onesimus might have to his account, but don’t forget that you owe me your life. (vv. 18-19). It appears that, as Philemon’s spiritual father, he was hoping that Philemon would feel a debt of gratitude and would want to …

Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man - Luke 5:17 – 5:26 (commentary)

Some days afterward Jesus again comes to Capernaum, possibly at Peter’s house and the crowd gathered to hear Him preach and to see Him heal. So many came that the crowd filled the house and began to crowd around the house. In fact some of these were official religious …

Jesus Tells About Forgiveness and Faith - Luke 17:1 – 17:10 (commentary)

As Jesus travels toward Jerusalem and eventually the cross, He is teaching His disciples and preparing them for the time He will no longer be with them. In the passage we are reading today he is teaching them about forgiveness and faithfulness: Forgiveness (vv. 1- …

Consecrating the Altar - Ezekiel 43:13 – 43:27 (commentary)

The substance of the prophet’s vision now returns to a description of parts of the temple area and regulations concerning the temple’s future use. At the very heart of the temple was its altar; the prophet first describes the altar, and then indicates the procedures by whic …

Salvation of the Righteous - Isaiah 33:13 – 33:24 (commentary)

When the Jews in Jerusalem saw 185,000 Assyrian soldiers slain by God in one night, they realized that the God of Israel was “a consuming fire” (Isa. 10:17). This miracle deliverance of Jerusalem not only brought glory to God among the Gentiles but it also brought …

Reassurance of God’s Forgiveness - Isaiah 51:12 – 51:23 (commentary)

The implication of this passage is that when a person does not remember who God really is and what He has done, he will always fear men, rather than God (vv. 12-16). God’s people feared Babylon and not God. They had reason to fear Babylon because of the harm it wanted to do …