Dear Friends, �I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves.� C.S. Lewis
Can You Be Forgiven? 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. Many people quake in fear after reading the list of sins in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10. Others read the list and breathe a sigh of relief, because their sins are not on the list. Unfortunately, the apostle Paul continues his list of vices in Galatians 5:19-21, Ephesians 5:3-5, and Colossians 3:5-9. When these passages are seen together, it becomes very clear that every believer has some aspect of sin in his or her life. Clearly, Paul takes a very hard view of sin. In many of these passages, he refers to the sinners listed as those who will not enter the kingdom of God. This is the ultimate punishment and this is what we each deserve. However, the hope offered to the Corinthians is still our hope today. We are washed in Jesus� blood. It has removed the stain of our sin; we are sanctified because our union with Christ has drawn us into the people of God; and we are justified by Christ�s work on the cross that has drawn us into a restored, personal relationship with the Creator God. There is joy in knowing that we have been forgiven. We must remember that our sin does not surprise God; on the contrary, �while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us� (Romans 5:8). Knowing who and what we are, our loving Father sent His Son to save us. Ask God to help you forgive yourself, just as He has already forgiven you in Christ. Copyright � 2000, IN TOUCH Magazine. In Touch Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Your's in Jesus, Biji James, Bangalore Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
