Biblical Perspectives: Forgiveness

Terms used to describe forgiveness include pardon for an offence or fault; renouncing anger or resentment; absolving the other party from payment. The general purpose of forgiveness is to surrender one’s right to retribution by seeking revenge or demanding justice and facilitate reconciliation with the offended party...More

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Forgiveness: If Trees Could Walk May 13th, 2012 How does it feel to be thought of as a walking tree- not the greatest of analogies don’t you think? Let’s examine what that might look like? Trees are a wonderful gift to mankind. They come in a range of shapes, sizes, colours and textures. According to the World Resources Institute there are approximately 100,000 known species of tree in the world. Some are evergreen: providing colour and beauty all year round; whilst others are deciduous furnishing us with autumnal shades of reds, gold, ochre and russet that speak loudly of change that winter brings. Men and trees are very different- let us not forget that. We have the breath of life contained within us and we are precious living souls made in the image of God. By contrast, trees have a utilitarian purpose for us. God handed the whole of nature to man as part of his inheritance...more

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"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.""  Isaiah 1:18

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