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Tagged: forgive and forget

To Forgive=To Forget–Part 1
Posted on Monday, January 9th, 2017 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, character, character counts, forgive and forget, forgiveness, To Forgive=to forget
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain Author’s note: If you’ve experienced severe trauma like incest, rape, murder, or other egregious harms, please see a counselor. Still, the path to YOUR healing is forgiveness. Jesus Showed the Ultimate Example Jesus was the …[ 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 ]

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