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...in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their sins against them...2 Cor 5:19
...Through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Acts 13:38
"I will forgive their iniquity, I will remember their sin no more.” Jer 31:34b
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The Testing of Praise - Ken Barnes
The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each is tested by the praise accorded him. (Proverbs 27:21 NASB)
Most people enjoy a good compliment, yet the praise afforded us, if not appropriately received, can be more detrimental to our character than our trials.
Trials such as uncomplimentary things people may say about us, by nature, often produce humility in our lives. On the other hand, tributes given to us can sometimes engender pride in our hearts. It is not so much the praise that is problematic, but how we start to conclude that we deserve this public applause. The Christian life is a cooperative effort between God and man, but at times our thinking about what we do and God does, becomes a little skewed. We start to take more credit for our success than is warranted. Our arrogance becomes clear when we lose a measure of gratefulness to God and others who have generally been part of our success. When we are on this slippery slope, others can see it in us, but we cannot see it in ourselves. Pride always blinds us to our faults. Due to our vanity, we need someone around us that loves us enough to tell us the truth
Am I saying, that you can never receive a sincere compliment, of course not? We are called to affirm each other. A simple thank you will suffice for any commendation, yet we must also realize that all blessings ultimately come from God, and without him, we can do nothing.
Publicly confessing that we have a propensity to take God’s glory is the antidote to pride. You will only be telling people what they already know. They will be glad that you recognize it also.
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The Truth That Sets You Free
Vicky Jeter
Your Enemy is Strong but God is Stronger! Humanly we tend to focus on our predicaments of life and we never begin to see what God has already worked out from our beginning. Relooking at the lies we are told, how our minds get lost and how Satan follows us even into the church.
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