The Trinity and Forgiveness
This is the last post in a long series on forgiveness. It seemed fitting to conclude with a look at the Trinitarian …
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The Why of Forgiveness
Why forgive? Why does God forgive? Why should we forgive? The “why” question drives us down to the ground level of forgiveness. …
Forgiveness and Confession: Insights from Bonhoeffer (Part 2)
This post continues Bonhoeffer’s thoughts on confession and forgiveness. I find his thoughts on this topic so helpful that I can’t help …
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Forgiveness and Confession: Insights from Bonhoeffer (Part 1)
Confession is an essential component of forgiveness. We saw that life together in community requires the practice of forgiveness, which in turn …
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Forgiveness and Community: Insights from Bonhoeffer
We have spent the majority of our time exploring forgiveness on the vertical. We have briefly viewed the implications of the vertical …
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Forgiveness as Imperative and Imitation
For the Christ follower, forgiveness is not a choice. Forgiveness is a command. It is a command, however, that has been lived …
Forgiveness, Resurrection and Ascension
In the last post we saw the explicit linkage between the cross of Christ and our forgiveness. We now turn our attention …
Forgiveness and the Cross
Forgiveness is rooted in the heart of God, which ultimately finds expression in the saving work of Christ. This saving work encompasses …
Forgiveness and Debt (3)
In this post we will explore two other key texts that explain forgiveness through the lens of debt removal. Again, take note …
Forgiveness and Debt (2)
As was noted in the last post, the cancellation of debt is an important image in the New Testament for explaining and …
Forgiveness and Debt (1)
Onesimus was the runaway slave of a man named Philemon. Through a strange series of events this runaway ended up in Rome …
Forgiveness and Redemption
As was noted in the last post, the New Testament utilizes images to explore the contours of God’s saving work. In this …
Forgiveness and Cleansing
A while back, I read a book by Brenda Colijn titled Images of Salvation in the New Testament. The author argued that God’s saving …
Forgiveness and Freedom
How do you describe forgiveness? What other words would come to mind if you had to explain it to someone? What synonyms …
Forgiveness: Limitless
What is forgiveness like? Can it run out? Does it have a limit? Can it be exhausted? Can the same repeated offense …
Forgiveness: Anyone and Anything
Mark 11:25 states, “And whenever you stand praying, forgive if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive …
Exploring Forgiveness
When Jesus taught his disciples to pray, he gave them what has become known as the Lord’s Prayer. In that prayer we …