Forgiveness

Union And Fellowship Expanded

Published: March 25, 2024 (Originally published: October 14, 2015)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

I’m frequently asked why I believe we should continue confessing our sins after being born again, since all our sins are already forgiven. People who ask point out that 1 John 1:9 is the only place this is mentioned and if it was so important wouldn’t Jesus have taught it?


Two Roads, Two Gates, One Goal

Published: February 14, 2024 (Originally published: July 18, 2009)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matt.


A New Commandment I Give You

Published: July 24, 2023 (Originally published: February 13, 2016)
Above all else love is to be our distinguishing characteristic.

Forgiveness

Published: February 1, 2023 (Originally published: February 20, 2016)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

Some one once said that if we ever realized just how much the Lord has forgiven us, we wouldn’t hesitate a moment in forgiving others. I wonder. I think the Lord pretty much nailed us in His parable of the unmerciful servant.


In Your Anger Do Not Sin

Published: October 26, 2022 (Originally published: January 20, 2016)
Anger is natural, but the way we respond may be sin.

Jesus And Peter

Published: June 27, 2022 (Originally published: May 14, 2016)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”


What Is Sin?

Published: December 12, 2016 (Originally published: December 25, 2008)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

Judging from the feedback I’ve received lately, some of us don’t know what sin is. The word comes from an old English archery term meaning “to miss the mark.” Jesus gave us the mark in Matt. 5:48 “Be perfect,


Life In The Garden

Published: December 12, 2016 (Originally published: November 4, 2015)

A Featured Article by Jack Kelley

There was such peace and harmony in The Garden. Every need was met, every desire of the heart fulfilled. Scholars speculate on the length of time Adam and Eve enjoyed Life in the Garden, but no one really knows. I believe it was long enough to give them a very clear perspective on the differences they experienced after the fall.