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Pastor Iro

10/11/2024

Forgiven and Forgiving

Forgiveness is a glorious part of the plan of salvation. When we come to God in faith repenting of our sins, though we are guilty, He forgives us for Jesus’ sake. He cancels our penalty, washes away our sin and shame, and fills our hearts with peace and the joy of Heaven. It is a wonderful feeling to be forgiven!

At the same time, being the recipient of God’s forgiveness brings a responsibility that must be taken seriously. Jesus brought this out in the parable of the Unmerciful Servant, which is found in Matthew 18. He said there was a king who forgave his servant a debt of ten thousand talents. In turn, that servant refused to forgive a peer a debt of one hundred pence. This so angered the king that he delivered his servant “to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.” Jesus closed the parable by saying, “So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses” (verses 34-35). With this parable, Jesus made clear a basic principle of Christianity: salvation brings with it the requirement of forgiving others.

God expects forgiveness to flow from the heart of every Christian—all those who have experienced His mercy and the benefits of His love. Being slow to forgive can hinder our prayers and risk our relationship with Him. To maintain God’s blessing on our lives, it is important that we understand what true forgiveness is and how we can achieve it in our daily living.

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Who is a Spiritual Leader ? - Fearing God.

A spiritual leader will fear God greatly.
The more we get to know God the more we will fear Him. We won't be afraid of God, but we will reverence Him.
In Psalm 34:11, David says, "Come you children listen to me, and I'll teach you the fear of the Lord."

It's not an easy task to teach people the fear of God. It's far easier to teach them how to analyse Romans and Ephesians!
If we are to teach others to fear God, we must fear Him ourselves first. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. A man who fears God can teach his flock far more than a man who merely knows the Bible. Those who do not fear God can only communicate knowledge, not wisdom. Knowledge makes a man proud - as we read in 1 Corinthians 8:1. But wisdom makes a man mature and teaches him how to apply his knowledge to the problems of daily life. Only men with wisdom can build the church of Jesus Christ.

The fear of the Lord is the ABC of the Christian life. If you haven't taught your flock the fear of the Lord first, then however much you may have taught them other subjects, you've failed in your primary task. You would then be like a teacher who tries to teach his students geography and history before they can even read! No teacher in the world makes that mistake.
To learn the fear of the Lord is like learning how to read. But most elders and preachers in churches don't teach their flock the fear of the Lord first. Here is the proof that the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light.

Let me ask a question of those of you who have graduated from a seminary or Bible College. Did you learn the fear of the Lord there, or did you merely get a degree-certificate?

Let me ask you a second question: Why did you join that Bible College? Was it to get a job or was it to learn the fear of God? Why did you choose one Bible College in preference to another? Was it because it was a more prestigious one? And did you join it ev

21/10/2021

WHO IS A CHRISTIAN?
IN ENDEAVORING to answer the guestion I must point out that there are many mistaken ideas of what makes a person a Christian.