“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified and by thy words thou shalt be condemned” (Matthew 12:36, 37 KJV) “‘The Books Are Opened.’ From the Book of Life, ‘Thy book whichContinue reading “Your Words Can Justify or Condemn You”
Category Archives: Forgiveness
Heaven’s Record Books
“And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened and another book was opened which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.” (Revelation 20:12 KJV). “The Bible mentions three books, orContinue reading “Heaven’s Record Books”
Mercy: For Enemies Only
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7 KJVSD). “God’s throne is a seat, or throne, of mercy – a mercy seat. ‘Mercy is compassionate treatment of an enemy, with a disposition to forgive,’ says Webster. Whose seat then did the mercy seat represent? The only answer is that it represented theContinue reading “Mercy: For Enemies Only”
Angry Without Cause
“But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment” (Matthew 5:22 KJV). I had been so excited to watch one particular episode of a Christian series. Because of that, my disappointment was comparatively intense when I realized a key phrase was leftContinue reading “Angry Without Cause”
Reflecting Jesus
“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is theContinue reading “Reflecting Jesus”
Forgiven
To gain Heaven, we all must know what it is like both to forgive and to have been forgiven.
Shattered
“The LORD [is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit” (Psalm 34:18 KJV). “God’s promises are made to those who keep His commandments, those who with a broken and contrite spirit accept His conditions and bear witness to the world that they are loyalContinue reading “Shattered”