God Is Love - Institute in Basic Life Principles The sins (iniquities) of the world and the love of God brought our Lord Jesus to the cross of Calvary We should never rejoice to hear an evil report, even about an enemy Biblical love rejoices in truth and always seeks restoration Charity beareth all things The Greek word here means “to cover” or “to be silent ”
“Bless His Holy Name” - Institute in Basic Life Principles 1 “Who forgiveth all thine iniquities” We are to declare the blessedness of forgiveness that God has freely granted through the sacrifice of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ Do you “bless the Lord” by telling others about how God has forgiven you? Do you extend that same forgiveness to your own offenders? 2 “Who healeth all thy
Applying the Character Quality of Sensitivity He acknowledged the iniquities of his forefathers Josiah realized that the judgment of God was upon the nation because his forefathers had rejected the ways of God
In Wrath God Remembers Mercy - Institute in Basic Life Principles He subdues our iniquities, and He casts our sins into the depths of the sea! Is extended even in the midst of wrath! “O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy ” (Habakkuk 3:2, emphasis added)
“Oh That Men Would Praise the LORD!” The tenth commandment warns against the danger of coveting the possessions or positions of other men Obedience to this important command calls for us to abstain from coveting However, this is only the bare minimum required by the commandment On the positive side, we are to learn contentment with the various items that God has provided to us
How can I pray for my children? - Institute in Basic Life Principles Thank God for the gift of your child Confess your own iniquities, with the truth of Psalm 66:18 in mind: “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me ” Ask God to reveal any area in your life that has not been given to Him or any stronghold of Satan (false philosophies, sinful habits, unconfessed sin) that is present
The Will of God - Institute in Basic Life Principles God will forgive our iniquities, and He will remember our sins no more (verse 34) Read these passages and think on the New Covenant gifts in order to maintain an eternal perspective in the midst of trials By doing so, we can “rejoice evermore” (I Thessalonians 5:16) in the “great salvation” (Hebrews 2:3) Jesus has provided to us who
How can I spend an hour in prayer? Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s” (Psalm 103:1–5)
The Faithful God - Institute in Basic Life Principles And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise