Comments on: How Much Have You Been Forgiven? http://www.timfalk.com/blog/archives/241 Live long and prosper Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:09:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://www.timfalk.com/blog/archives/241/comment-page-1#comment-345 Tim Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:56:12 +0000 http://www.timfalk.com/blog/?p=241#comment-345 Better late than never! :) I do think it's extremely important that we have a real recognition of how terribly sinful we are, and how much we need God's forgiveness. It very well could cost us our salvation, like you imply. This reminds me of the story Jesus tells about the forgiven servant who then refuses to forgive his neighbor's small debt. Jesus says that the master then changes his mind and no longer forgives the great debt of the servant, but rather throws him into the prison he was originally headed for. If the servant had only remembered how much he had been forgiven, he would have acted differently toward his neighbor, don't you think? Better late than never! :)

I do think it’s extremely important that we have a real recognition of how terribly sinful we are, and how much we need God’s forgiveness. It very well could cost us our salvation, like you imply.

This reminds me of the story Jesus tells about the forgiven servant who then refuses to forgive his neighbor’s small debt. Jesus says that the master then changes his mind and no longer forgives the great debt of the servant, but rather throws him into the prison he was originally headed for. If the servant had only remembered how much he had been forgiven, he would have acted differently toward his neighbor, don’t you think?

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]]> By: Drew http://www.timfalk.com/blog/archives/241/comment-page-1#comment-344 Drew Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:27:37 +0000 http://www.timfalk.com/blog/?p=241#comment-344 Sorry I'm coming to this a bit late. Do you think it is even possible to ultimately be saved without a conception of how much we need forgiveness? I think this conception is a prerequisite because if you love little because you believe you have little to be forgiven for you're not going to be willing to sacrifice all. Sorry I’m coming to this a bit late. Do you think it is even possible to ultimately be saved without a conception of how much we need forgiveness? I think this conception is a prerequisite because if you love little because you believe you have little to be forgiven for you’re not going to be willing to sacrifice all.

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]]> By: Tim http://www.timfalk.com/blog/archives/241/comment-page-1#comment-321 Tim Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:05:35 +0000 http://www.timfalk.com/blog/?p=241#comment-321 <blockquote> <a href="#comment-319" rel="nofollow"> <strong><em>Brent:</em></strong> </a> <div id="fee_319" class="fee-field fee-filter-comment_text"> <p>Why on earth would she have spent the most precious thing she had on the most precious gift the world has been given when she could have kept it all for herself?</p> </div> </blockquote> Excellent point, Brent! Her act of love for Jesus greatly inspires me, too.


Brent:

Why on earth would she have spent the most precious thing she had on the most precious gift the world has been given when she could have kept it all for herself?

Excellent point, Brent! Her act of love for Jesus greatly inspires me, too.

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]]> By: Brent http://www.timfalk.com/blog/archives/241/comment-page-1#comment-319 Brent Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:07:44 +0000 http://www.timfalk.com/blog/?p=241#comment-319 This is by far one of my favorite bible stories. I always think of it when I have to remind myself what God has done for me. It is so hard to comprehend what God did for us and it is a shame that some people think that they can disregard it and find their own way. It is more arrogant to think you can side-step God than it is to think that God is the only way! If we could do this, why on earth would she have spent the most precious thing she had on the most precious gift the world has been given when she could have kept it all for herself? This is by far one of my favorite bible stories. I always think of it when I have to remind myself what God has done for me. It is so hard to comprehend what God did for us and it is a shame that some people think that they can disregard it and find their own way. It is more arrogant to think you can side-step God than it is to think that God is the only way! If we could do this, why on earth would she have spent the most precious thing she had on the most precious gift the world has been given when she could have kept it all for herself?

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