FORGIVENESS -- PART 2

CONFESSION REESTABLISHES RELATIONSHIP WITH YHVH.
If YHVH has forgiven us for our sins because of Moshiach’s death, why must we confess our sins? In admitting our sins and receiving Moshiach’s cleansing, we are:
1 - agreeing with YHVH that our sin truly was sin and that we are willing to turn from it,
2 - ensuring that we don’t conceal our sins from Him and consequently, from ourselves and
3 - recognizing our tendency to sin and relying on His Power to overcome it.

HUMAN FORGIVENESS

WHY SHOULD WE FORGIVE ONE ANOTHER AND HOW CAN WE DO IT?

JOSEPH IS A MODEL OF GENUINE FORGIVENESS.
Don’t be angry with yourselves that you did this to me, for YHVH did it. He sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives. -- Genesis 45:5. Joseph was rejected, kidnapped, enslaved and imprisoned. Although his brothers had been unfaithful to him, he graciously forgave them and shared his prosperity. Joseph demonstrated how YHVH forgives us and showers us with goodness even though we have sinned against Him. The same forgiveness and blessings are ours if we ask for them.

FORGIVENESS IS A MARK OF THE BELIEVERS LIFE.
Don’t let evil get the best of you, but conquer evil by doing good. -- Romans 12:21. Verses 17-21 summarize the real core of a believer's living. If we Love someone the way Moshiach Loves us, we will be willing to forgive. If we have experienced YHVH’s grace, we will want to pass it on to others. And remember, grace is undeserved favour. By giving an enemy a drink, we’re not excusing his misdeeds. We are recognizing him, forgiving him and loving him in spite of his sins-just as Moshiach did for us.

FORGIVENESS IS CONTRARY TO THE PATTERN OF THE WORLD.
In this day of constant lawsuits and incessant demands for legal rights, Paul’s command sounds almost impossible. When someone hurts you deeply, instead of giving him what he deserves, Paul says to befriend him. Why does Paul tell us to forgive our enemies?
1 - Forgiveness may break a cycle of retaliation and lead to mutual reconciliation.
2 - It may make the enemy feel ashamed and change his or her ways.
3 - By contrast, returning evil for evil hurts you just as much as it hurts your enemy. Even if your enemy never repents, forgiving him or her will free you of a heavy load of bitterness.

FORGIVENESS IS AN ACT OF THE WILL.
Forgiveness involves both attitudes and actions. If you find it difficult to feel forgiving of those who have hurt you, try responding with kind actions. If appropriate, tell such people that you would like to heal your relationships. Give them a helping hand. Send them a gift. Smile at them. Many times you will discover that right actions lead to right feelings.

IF WE EXPECT TO BE FORGIVEN, WE NEED TO PRACTICE FORGIVENESS.
If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins. -- Matthew 6:14-15. Yeshua gives a startling warning about forgiveness: if we refuse to forgive others, YHVH will also refuse to forgive us. Why? Because when we don’t forgive others, we are denying our common ground as sinners in need of YHVH’s forgiveness. YHVH’s forgiveness of sin is not the direct result of our forgiving others, but it is based on our realizing what forgiveness means -- see Ephesians 4:32. It is easy to ask YHVH for forgiveness, but difficult to grant it to others. Whenever we ask YHVH to forgive us for sin, we should ask ourselves, Have I forgiven the people who have wronged me?

FORGIVENESS --- PART 1

Pardon for an offense or a wrong; also called remission of sins. Because of the fall of man and our own actions, all humans are sinful. Our sin separates us spiritually from YHVH, but our Elohim forgives us through our faith in the death of Yeshua. YHVH continues to forgive us as we continue to confess our sins -- 1 John 1:9. The Scripture tells us that YHVH forgets our sin when He forgives us. It is as far from us as the east is from the west -- Psalm 103. We are instructed to forgive one another, as we see in Ephesians 4:32: -- Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in YHVH Elohim forgave you. The Scripture commands us to forgive others when they have wronged us and to seek forgiveness when we have wronged others. We must do this to follow the example of YHVH, Who extends to us the ultimate pardon / forgiveness for our sins.

YHVH’S FORGIVENESS

HOW CAN WE EXPERIENCE YHVH’S FORGIVENESS?

EXPERIENCING YHVH’S FORGIVENESS COMES THROUGH CONFESSION AND REPENTANCE.
For I recognize my shameful deeds -- they haunt me day and night. -- Psalm 51:3. This Psalm was David’s written confession to YHVH after a particularly sinful episode in his life. David was truly sorry for his adultery with Bathsheba and for murdering her husband to cover it up. He knew that his actions had hurt many people. But because David repented of those sins, YHVH mercifully forgave him. No sin is too great to be forgiven! Do you feel that you could never come close to YHVH because you have done something terrible? YHVH can and will forgive you of any sin. While YHVH forgives us however, He does not always erase the natural consequences of our sin-David’s life and family were never the same as a result of what he had done -- see 2 Samuel 12:1-23.

WE CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT OUR SINS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN IN MOSHIACH.
If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you refuse to forgive them, they are unforgiven. -- John 20:23. Yeshua was giving the disciples their Spirit-powered and Spirit-guided mission; to preach the Good News about Yeshua so people’s sins might be forgiven. The disciples did not have the power to forgive sins -- only YHVH can forgive sins but Yeshua gave them the privilege of telling new believers that their sins have been forgiven because they have accepted Yeshua’s Message. All believers have this same privilege. We can announce the forgiveness of sin with certainty when we find repentance and faith.

YHVH CONSISTENTLY FORGIVES US EACH TIME WE ASK IN REPENTANCE.
Now I am giving you a New Commandment: Love each other. Just as I have Loved you, you should love each other. -- John 13:34. John describes these few moments in clear detail. We can see that Yeshua knew exactly what was going to happen. He knew about Judas and about Peter but He did not change the course of events, nor did He stop Loving them. In the same way, Yeshua knows exactly what you will do to hurt Him. Yet He still loves you unconditionally and will forgive you whenever you ask for it. Judas couldn’t understand this and his life ended tragically. Peter understood and despite his shortcomings, his life ended triumphantly because he never let go of his faith in the One Who Loved him.

FORGIVENESS IS COMPLETE EVEN WHEN CONFESSION ISN’T.
If we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong. -- 1 John 1:9. Confession is supposed to free us to enjoy fellowship with our Moshiach. It should ease our consciences and lighten our cares. But some believers do not understand how it works. They feel so guilty that they confess the same sins over and over; then they wonder if they might have forgotten something. Other believers believe that YHVH forgives them when they confess, but if they died with un-confessed sins, they would be forever lost. These believers do not understand that YHVH wants to forgive us. He allowed His beloved Son to die just so He could pardon us. When we come to Moshiach, He forgives all the sins we have committed or will ever commit. We don’t need to confess the sins of the past all over again and we don’t need to fear that YHVH will reject us if we don’t keep our slate perfectly clean. Of course we should continue to confess our sins, but not because failure to do so will make us lose our salvation. Our relationship with Moshiach is secure. Instead, we should confess our sins so that we can enjoy maximum fellowship and joy with Him.

HONEST CONFESSION INCLUDES TURNING AWAY FROM SIN.
True confession also involves a commitment not to continue in sin. We wouldn’t be genuinely confessing our sins to YHVH if we planned to commit them again and just wanted temporary forgiveness. We should also pray for strength to defeat temptation the next time we face it.

Shabbat Shallum

As I was reading through the laws, I realised, Yah Himself is going to to exactly as His law states in the last days. Revelation is about that.

That alone testifies that His Torah is not done away with!

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- The brutal contrast -

I woke up this morning from a dream of meeting a family, their children, spending time with them and having a good time.

I prayed that I might meet such a family, and spend eternity with such families. I felt so connected, so happy. There was only love, sharing, having fun, respect, understanding.

Such a hard thing to wake up again in a world full of ego, people that don't understand you at all, rudeness, unfriendliness, hard, broken. Makes me cry deeply.

It's like diving from the warmest most confortable bath into and ice cold one with lots of spikes in it.

I know we have to go through much more. But I will hang on to this little memory from my dream. That one the the world will be filled with these people only and I will br home with My King.

#readmethebiblegarth now includes a new recording of Exodus 1-24 in Hebrew with translation, and in the Lawful Literal Version, here: https://youtube.com/playlist?l....ist=PLvpqSEOjm625MyT

The Hebrew for 2022 recordings demonstrate the Grenache tonal reading method for the Hebrew text which brings out the meaningful divisions of verses, according to semantic meaning of the cantillation marks found in the Masoretic text.