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James M. Hamilton Jr.
Gospel in Acts 1. The apostles declare that wicked people are responsible for Jesus’ death. 2. God raised Jesus from the dead. 3. God offers forgiveness to the guilty if they repent and believe. 4. Those who repent and receive forgiveness glorify and praise God. Excellent table too!
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John Piper
Some people say that a Christian should never pray for forgiveness because his sins are all forgiven in Christ. It is finished in the cross and no more forgiveness is possible. There is truth in this. But to me it smacks of artificiality. At least we should say, "Father, I have sinned and am not worthy to be called your child. Please apply the blood of Christ to this my sin and count it among those which you forgave when he died for me on the cross." But if that is too complex, I am sure the Father would gladly receive the words, "Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us."
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C.J. Mahaney
Legalsim is seeking to achieve forgiveness from God and acceptance by God through obedience to God
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Larry Lea
You can continue to curse, nurse and rehearse the offence, or you can disperse the thing right now in prayer and allow God to reverse it.
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Charles Stanley
Which of your sins did Christ take to the cross two thousand years ago? Which of your sins was he punished for? If he died for only part of your sins - for instance , the ones you had comitted up to the point of salvation - how can you ever get forgiveness for the sins you commit after that? Would Christ not have to come again and die again? And for that matter, again and again and again?
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Rick Warren
Then at the proper time when you're talking with someone who wants a purpose for living and the hope of Heaven – but hasn’t a clue how to get either one – you can ask, "Have you ever established a spiritual base for your life? These are the four things you need to do to get into Heaven." B - Believe You must believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for you and showed he was God by coming back to life. Do you believe that? If yes, then you're one fourth of the way there already. A George Gallup poll said that 87 percent of Americans believe this. That's why Christians celebrate Easter. Do you believe? Then say, "I believe Jesus was who he said he was - God - and he proved it by coming back to life." A - Accept You need to accept God's free forgiveness for your sin. Would you like to accept that? I don't know anyone who'd reject it. Why would you? If you've got this one, you're half way there. Do you agree, "I have sinned, and I need to accept God's free forgiveness for my sin"? S - Switch Switch to God's plan for your life. That means you're going to say, "I'm no longer going to do what I want to do. I'm going to live the plan God made me for. I want to know God's purpose for life and from now on God's going to call the shots, not me." When you become a Christian, you put a sign on your life that says, "Under New Management!" Now you're doing God's plan for your life. After all, your plan hasn’t worked out too well. If you're willing to do this, you're three quarters of the way there. E - Express Express your desire for Christ to be the director of your life – the manager. The word in the Bible is Lord. Are you ready to express that? After explaining the four steps, ask the person if he or she is willing to take them. If he or she is, and if he or she has never invited Christ into his or her life, lead in this simple prayer: "Dear God, I believe you sent your Son, Jesus, to die for my sins so I could be forgiven. I'm sorry for my sins, and I want to live the rest of my life the way you want me to. Please put your Spirit in my life to direct me. Amen."
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Max Lucado
Jungle Aviation and Radio Service (JAARS), the flying department of Wycliffe Bible Translators--had flown thousands of hours over a 25 year span without one fatal accident before April 7, 1972. On that day, a Piper Aztec lost its right engine and crashed in Papua New Guinea, killing all seven persons aboard. The Aztec had just rolled out of the Wycliffe maintenance hangar the day before following a 100 hour inspection. The chief mechanic was stunned when he heard the news of the crash. Reviewing in his mind each step he had performed in inspecting that right engine, he suddenly recoiled in horror. He remembered that he had been interrupted while tightening a fuel line and had never returned to finish the job! That faulty connection had allowed raw fuel to spray out and catch fire while the Aztec was in flight. The mechanic's guilt at being responsible for the deaths of his companions crushed him. For days he did not know what to do. The other mechanics tried to help him, as did his own family. But when the family of Doug Hunt, the pilot who was killed in the accident, was preparing to return to their home in New Zealand, the mechanic knew he had to see them, talk with them and beg their forgiveness. He could barely get out the words as he sobbed in their presence. "That hand there," he said, looking at his right hand, "took Doug's life." Glennis Hunt, Doug's widow, embraced him. "Glennis sat by me and held the hand that took her husband's life," he later wrote, "and another JAARS pilot sat on my other side with a demonstration of love, comfort, and forgiveness. That was the most significant first step in the healing process."
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Bill Johnson
Why do people receive God's forgiveness but constantly live under the shadow of their failures? I know from personal experience that I used to willingly live under the guilt and shame of bad decisions from yesterday because I thought it helped me walk in humility. I would get down in the mouth and dwell on my shortcomings. I never was good at talking about it with friends. Instead, I internalised it. But as I focused on my character problems, they grew overwhelmingly large. I fed them with an unrenewed mind, and the power of agreement came upon the problem and multiplied its apparent size. The damage done in my own emotions and thought life was horrendous.
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Charles Stanley
If I choose to put a tattoo on my arm, that would involve a one time act on my part. Yet the tattoo would remain with me indefinitely. I don't have to maintain a fondness for tattoos to ensure that the tattoo remains on my arm. In fact may change my mind theminute I receive it. But that does not change the fact that I have a tattoo on my arm. My request for the tattoo and the tattoo itself are two entirely different things. I received it by asking and paying for it. But asking for my money back and changing my mind will not undo what is done. Forgiveness or salvation is applied at the moment of faith. It is not the same things as faith and its permanence is not contigent on the permanence of one's faith.
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Mark Driscoll
The curious paradox of the atoning death of a bloody Jesus rising above the plane of human history with a mocking crown of thorns is that he is offensive in an attractive way. It is the utter horror of the cross that cuts through the chatter, noise, and nonsense of our day to rivet our attention, shut our mouths, and compel us to listen to an impassioned dying man who is crying out for the forgiveness of our sins and to ask why he suffered. Tragically, if we lose the offense of the cross, we also lose the attraction of the cross so that no one is compelled to look at Jesus. Therefore, Jesus does not need a marketing firm or a makeover as much as a prophet to preach the horror of the cross unashamedly.
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