Dusty

THE BLOOD

One night in a church service a young woman felt the tug of God
at her heart. She responded to God's call and accepted Jesus as her
Lord and Savior.

The young woman had a very rough past, involving alcohol,
Drugs, and prostitution. But, the change in her was evident. As time
went on she became a faithful member of the church. She eventually
became involved in the ministry, teaching young children.

It was not very long until this faithful young woman had cau ght
the eye and heart of the pastor's son. The relationship grew and they
began to make wedding plans. This is when the problems began.

You see, about one half of the church did not think that a woman
with a past such as hers was suitable for a pastor's son. The church
began to argue and fight about the matter. So they decided to have a
meeting. As the people made their arguments and tensions increased, the
meeting was getting completely out of hand. The young woman became very
upset about all the things being brought up about her past. As she began
to cry the pastor's son stood to speak. He could not bear the pain it
was causing his wife to be.

He began to speak and his statement was this: 'My fiancee's
past is not what is on trial here. What you are questioning is the
ability of the blood of Jesus to wash away sin! Today you have put the
blood of Jesus on trial. So, does it wash away sin or not?' The whole
church began to weep as they realized that they had been slandering the
blood of the Lord Jesus Christ!

Too often, even as Christians, we bring up the past and use it
as a weapon against our brothers and sisters. Forgiveness is a very
foundational part of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. If the blood
of Jesus does not cleanse the other person completely then it cann ot
cleanse us completely!

If that is the case, then we are all in a lot of trouble.

What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus! End
of case!!!!
'Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee he
shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.' (Psalm 55:23)

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Dusty

The Past ........ THE PAST! The Word of God says this of those who confess Jesus as Saviour and Lord..."Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come...2 Corinthians 5:17 (NASB) Have a wonderfully BLESSED day!

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woundedsoldierofCHRIST

Amen Duty God bless you im going through exact scenario right now and have been since i got saved that was in 1991 i was told by many i wasnt a christian even though i loved thev Lord with all my heart my brother gave his heart to Jesus nd was on fire and because of hios past many in the church critized him and spread many hurtfull rrumors he left the church and is now very bitter toward church whats worse is that he sees christianity thriough what he experienced i feel so lost and discouraged some times but ill always believe Jesu Chriast is the Son of God He alone can save i believe in the Good news but what ive seen and am seeing from the church up here i dont even fellowship because of the inner pain and turtmoil that these people have put me and my family through God bless them and i forgive them

woundedsoldierofCHRIST

And this is very painful especially when people accepthalf truths andc outtright lies from the pit of hell where is the love that Jesus is and always will be in our day and time

Rumely

I think this Scripture applies here.
Acts 10:11-15
"and he (Peter) saw the sky opened up, and an object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the air. A voice came to him, 'Get up, Peter, kill and eat!' But Peter said, 'By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean.' Again a voice came to him a second time, 'What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.'"

woundedsoldierofCHRIST

Amen God is so good always love you all

Draverd

Wow. I really like this

For some reason it reminds me of my uncle. He is a bad alcoholic, and he has done some things in the past that are not good. He has stolen from us for to get money. Yet, he apologized and my dad forgave him, and so did I. but, my mom and sister, are not always nice to him. I know he has a problem, and hasn't stolen from us since. Yet, they treat him a little poorly at times, which they shouldnt. I think they don't like him because he also has a drug problem.

He has a problem and needs help. My dad and my aunt have sent him to rehab a few times but it doesn't help. He winds up back in the same spot. Sorry for getting off topic but could you guys possibly pray for him?

Dusty

Praying for him , Dravard. He needs Jesus not rehab . He needs the power of the love of God to cleanse him and make him whole. Your mom and sis need to show him more love .... the love of Jesus. How can he ever be set free if people treat him badly and don't pray for him and invite him to church.? No matter what we have done or where we have been we can be set free by the Power of the Blood.

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Watchman

As David said;
"Blessed is he who's transgression is forgiven, who's sin is remembered no more."
Praise the Lord, truly this is grace

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Habakkuk 3:2LORD, I have heard of your fame;
I stand in awe of your deeds, O LORD.
Renew them in our day,
in our time make them known;
in wrath remember mercy