Get Blog Post Updates
Sign up to receive blog posts automatically emailed straight to your inbox.

Tagged: 3 Signs of worldly grief

Horizontal Repentance: 3 Signs of Worldly Grief
Posted on Monday, May 15th, 2017 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: 3 Signs of worldly grief, Carol McClain, character counts, forgiveness, Horizontal repentance
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 2 Cor. 7:10 By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain New York State has annual regents exams . Like all tests, they have strict guidelines. If a student asks directions on how to answer, teachers were instructed to say, “Read the question and do your best.” One question …[ read more ]

Your Past Can Be Forgiven: Rahab
@carol_mcclain Is your past unforgiveable? Definitely not. Consider Rahab, one of the ancestors of Jesus, mentioned in Matthew 1:5. She was a prostitute. No one chooses this lifestyle. In ancient Israel, women found few avenues of employment. If unmarried or widowed, they very often had to turn to prostitution in order to survive. Who wants to have non-stop sex with strangers? According to the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women: [caption id="attachment_2044" align="alignleft" width="200"] No one's fallen so low that God can't redeem.[/caption] "Rahab, who begins as triply marginalized—Canaanite, woman, and prostitute—moves to the center as bearer of a divine message… ...[ full story ]

Carol McClain