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Tagged: freedom for yourself

Best New Year’s Resolution
Posted on Monday, January 2nd, 2017 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: benefits of forgiveness, Best New Year's Resolutions, Carol McClain, character counts, forgiveness, freedom for yourself
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain If Jesus forgave his murder, how can we not forgive others? I have a guarantee on how to make the world better. MUCH better. It’s New Year’s and nearly half of us make resolutions. Of that …[ 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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