Forgiveness
Forgiveness Articles
The Dark Side of the Golden Rule
The Golden Expectation is just as common an idea, but you won’t see it printed on a bumper sticker.
January 24, 2023
- Darren Weidman
Forgiveness in a Cancel Culture
Jesus was shamed so that our own sins might be forgiven. And God invites to his table those who were his enemies. It is sin and death and injustice, then, that are canceled, and we are invited into God’s favor.
May 11, 2021
- Dan Darling
From Disqualified to Qualified
When you feel like your past mistakes prevent you from following God, He pours forgiveness and grace onto His children, qualifying them for His purpose. Excerpted from How to Ruin Your Life by Eric Geiger.
March 13, 2018
Can Jesus Heal the Pain of My Regret?
Only through receiving Christ’s righteousness and being given a new heart by God’s grace can anything good come out of me and out of you.
January 23, 2018
4 Stages of Forgiveness
To forgive a past hurt is difficult. With these steps of forgiveness, you can identify and express the hurt. Then, with God's power, you can forgive.
November 8, 2015
- Stuart Rothberg
3 Myths of Forgiveness
Don’t let these false assumptions hinder you from finding Christ-centered forgiveness. Understand the truth of forgiveness and following these solutions for forgiving those who've hurt you.
September 16, 2015
- Paul Carlisle
A Better Way to Forgive
Family and cultural influences, as well as the intensity levels of the hurt, controls our perspectives on forgiveness. We as Christians have a responsibility to pursue maturity and growth in our ability to be more like Christ, especially with forgiveness.
September 9, 2015
- Barney Self
3 Timeless Values Taught by a Difficult Dad
In my father's opinion, I never met his expectations. But over time, God softened his heart and miraculously, he changed from within.
September 8, 2015
- David Stone
Sermon: When Someone You Love Is Hurting (Philemon)
Jesus always brought restoration to broken lives. Just as the demon-possessed man of Gerasenes was restored, so was Onesimus. This sermon reveals how broken people are made whole again and the part we play in the process.
January 1, 2014
- Rick Ezell
Letting Go: Find Freedom in Forgiveness
As long as we focus on our pain, we'll never take the first step toward letting go and forgiving others. Forgiving those who hurt you means also releasing your pain.
October 4, 2004
- Cecil Murphey