GRACE AND TRUTH

THE DIVINE BASIS OF FORGIVENESS AND RESTORATION

 

Introduction

“Your righteousness”

The Importance of Self Sacrifice in Seeking Reconciliation

Justice, mercy and truth—Matthew 5:25–26

Christ’s Law of the Heart with Respect to Adultery (Matthew 5:27–32)

Forgiveness and its Basis

The Breaking of Bread in Simon’s House

The enacted parable of Christ’s healings

The Lord’s preaching of the forgiveness of sins

Mercy and Truth must meet together

The responsibilities of those who have been forgiven

What God considers as true repentance―David the divinely appointed example

Is adultery a continual state after remarriage?

Retracing one’s steps

Consistent Judgement

What are the Sacrifices that Characterise True Repentance?

Seeking the Lost Sheep—Bro. Growcott’s Lament

The Holy, Right and Willing Spirit―the Mind of the Repentant Sinner (Psalm 51:10–13)

“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall receive mercy”―The Final Lesson of Psalm 51