Lewis B. Smedes
Lewis B. Smedes
Lewis Benedictus Smedeswas a renowned Christian author, ethicist, and theologian in the Reformed tradition. He was a professor of theology and ethics for twenty-five years at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. His 15 books, including the popular Forgive and Forget, covered some important issues including sexuality and forgiveness...
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call work
Seeing reality for what it is is what we call discernment. The work of discernment is very hard.
people though
Some people have loved ones they will not forsake, even though they are a pain in the neck.
No one really forgives unless he has been hurt.
blood business christ covers experience god order personal
The blood of Christ covers all of our sins, but each of us must do personal business with God in order to experience his forgiveness.
apostles assume expressly good people saved
True, the apostles did not expressly say that people will be saved only if they repent, believe, and confess. But most evangelicals assume - with good reason - that this is what the apostles implied.
biggest forgiving love toughest work
Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk.
enables god holy people sure thank though
The Holy Spirit, thank God, often enables people to forgive even though they are not sure how they did it.
anxious face private recreate segments stuck
We are anxious in the face of our unchangeable past; we long to recreate segments of our private histories, but we are stuck with them.
depend hardly keeping means people promise remember time
Promise keeping is a powerful means of grace in a time when people hardly depend on each other to remember and live by their word.
freely god normal receiving
God does not give us salvation because we believe. Our believing is only the normal way of receiving the salvation he freely gives.
enables hearts
Nothing enables us to forgive like knowing in our hearts that we have been forgiven.
believe carry children disabled forever gently god heavenly life loves mentally regrets terribly
I believe that we should, on biblical grounds, tell all parents of mentally disabled children that God loves their children, regrets terribly that they are disabled, and will, when they die, carry them gently into a heavenly life where every person is forever whole.
crucified god himself jesus love paid penalty punishing required sins
At the cross, God was punishing Jesus for the sins of the world. God's justice required a penalty from sinners, and in his unspeakable love, he paid the penalty himself in the person of his crucified Son.
repair seeks
Restorative justice is not a replacement of retributive justice, but a complement. It seeks the rehabilitation of the wrongdoer and the repair of the victim's injury.