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Tagged: forgiveness of sins

If you accept Jesus, you are complete.
Posted on Monday, February 27th, 2017 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, end of self, forgiveness of sins, fulfillment of self, Grace, If you accept Jesus you are complete, perfection
Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and [ b ]through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses . Acts 13:38-39 By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain I was raised in a church tradition that never offered complete eradication of sin. Always a stain remained and sacrifices had to …[ 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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