“Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me.”
Matthew 18:32
In Matthew 18 we read about a servant who was in debt to his master. Jesus is telling Peter a parable of the Kingdom of Heaven. Peter asks...
Hi all,
My question is: if a person commits a grievous sin but shows signs of repentance do we as Christians have a moral duty to still report that person to the authorities to face the consequences of their actions?
I'm looking for biblical guidance I can give to a believing friend whose...
The Christian’s Deliverance by Christ and the Nature of Practical Religion by John Kettlewell (1653–1695)
John Kettlewell (1653–1695) was an English Divine and powerful preacher of Christ’s Gospel. It was said of him that he was as “saint-like a man” as one ever knew. His voluminous works...
While I was reading Michael Horton's treatment on the history of Justification, I came across Origen's doctrine. Horton writes of Origen's Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans, "When Origen affirms justification by grace (even by the gift of Christ's merits), it is always with respect to sins...
I am working through the Exposition of the Lord's Prayer, by Thomas Hooker. His explanation for the above-mentioned question seems a bit thin...
Any thoughts?
A quick forum search didn't turn up anything, so I thought I'd open up the question to everyone:
Why do we need to pray for the Lord to forgive our sins as believers? e.g., In the Lord's prayer? Obviously, it is something that is Biblical and we are commanded to do it so we should. But if...
Was forgiveness received in the OT temporary?
(I'm not sure I'm wording this properly but bear with me as I think the concern is in comparison to the forgiveness received in the NT)