Getting Past Your Past
Lesson 1: Forgiven
July 21, 2019
Forgiveness Frees You From Your Past
Matthew 6:12 …and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. English Standard Version
1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. New American Standard Bible
“Sin isn't only doing bad things, it is more fundamentally making good things into ultimate things. Sin is building your life and meaning on anything, even a very good thing, more than on God. Whatever we build our life on will drive us and enslave us.
Sin is primarily idolatry.” - Tim Keller
1 John 1:9 If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose]. Amplified Bible
Colossians 2:14 He destroyed the record of the debt we owed, with its requirements that worked against us. He canceled it by nailing it to the cross. Common English Bible
Conviction will bring you to God; Condemnation will drive you away from Him.
Conditioned Reflex
Romans 8:1 So now the case is closed. There remains no accusing voice of condemnation against those who are joined in life-union with Jesus, the Anointed One. The Passion Translation