Yesterday, I preached on the subject of forgiveness. In the Apostle's creed, we state that we believe in the forgiveness of sins. Do we? Maybe, but do we live like it. Do we live like we have been forgiven by God and are we forgiving of others?
In my sermon, I shared one definition of forgive as being "to free from penalty." But in the same dictionary the adjective Forgiving is defined as "allowing room for error or weakness." Does that definition impact how you think about forgiveness? Does it help you to be a more forgiving person?
Scripture is clear, in Jesus Christ God's forgiveness is not only possible, but a reality. How can our lives reflect that we are forgiven? After all, one of the foundational statements of our faith is that we believe in the forgiveness of sins. There should be some evidence of that.
Chris
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