On this seventh and final day of Thanksgiving Challenge I am thankful for forgiveness. We all need forgiveness because none of us is perfect; we do things we shouldn't. Without forgiveness this world would be even more violent and full of hate than is already evident.
Forgiveness is the foundation of Christianity. God provided a pathway to forgiveness for our wrongs against Him and each other by sending His Son to earth to fulfill the requirements necessary for our forgiveness. When we forgive others it is a reflection of the model provided for us by the Creator of the Universe. The price we pay is the sacrifice of our pride -- it is the placing of "self" in submission to God's Will. It is acknowledging Him as supreme rather than ourselves.
I am thankful that I am forgiven.
"For God so loved the world He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." -- John 3:16
"Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you." -- Acts 13:38
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