Tag Archives: forgiveness

It’s Almost Here!

Posted on September 14, 2026 by Don Merritt

What the Bible Says About Forgiveness Begins TOMORROW Don’t miss out, it starts tomorrow, September 15 at 6 am Central US time and will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays. See you there.

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A New Study on its Way

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Don Merritt

Recently I was speaking with a friend who was asking me questions about our study on the Nephilim. As the conversation continued, he asked me whether Christians are really expected to forgive people who have caused us pain, which is … Continue reading →

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A Season of Forgiving

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Don Merritt

Forgiveness has a way of arriving in our lives like a change of season—quietly, gradually, sometimes unexpectedly. Ecclesiastes 3:1 opens with a simple but profound reminder: There is a time for everything,    and a season for every activity under the heavens: It’s … Continue reading →

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Forgiven Much, Loving Much

Posted on June 27, 2026 by Don Merritt

Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” Luke 7:47 In Luke 7, we are invited into a deeply personal and transformative moment. A woman … Continue reading →

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When Faith Meets Forgiveness

Posted on June 21, 2026 by Don Merritt

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” Mark 2:5 There is something striking about this moment in Mark’s Gospel. A paralyzed man is lowered through a roof by desperate, determined friends. The … Continue reading →

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To Forgive, or Not to Forgive

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Don Merritt

It isn’t always easy to forgive people who have hurt us; it isn’t always easy to forgive ourselves for that matter. Our Lord told us to forgive, can we just skip it?  I used to say that I believe strongly … Continue reading →

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The Beatitudes and Forgiveness, part 2

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Don Merritt

5:8       Blessed are the pure in heart,    for they will see God. The pure in heart are people who have no guile; they are innocent and do not carry with them intrigue and manipulative desires to control other people. Now imagine … Continue reading →

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The Beatitudes and Forgiveness, part 1

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Don Merritt

Matthew 5:3-12 I have no doubt that you are familiar with this text; it is one of the most often quoted in Scripture. No doubt you’ve studied it in studies, classes and sermons many times, but have you ever considered … Continue reading →

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The role of feelings and emotions

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Don Merritt

In most cases, our feelings and emotions don’t help us to make the right choices when we have been wronged. In such cases anger, outrage and hurt are normal and sensible reactions, but as experience teaches us, these usually fade … Continue reading →

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Common Misconceptions About Forgiveness

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Don Merritt

Read Galatians 5:13-26 A few years ago, I was working with a man whose wife had left him, in hopes of restoring the marriage. To keep a long story short, he had acknowledged that he was responsible for many of … Continue reading →

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