Comments on: Why Grace?

by: I'm not from GCC

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:11:45 +0000

This may be a dumb question, and perhaps even somewhat off topic, but should one forgive a brother who has hurt one deeply if this brother never asked for one’s forgiveness? I ask this question out of a bad personal experience that left me reeling until today. Jesus taught that if one’s brother came to ask for forgiveness, he should be forgiven, but Jesus himself asked the Father to forgive those who crucified him even when they showed no signs of repentance. (Stephen also asked the Lord the same for his murderers when he was martyred.) How should the offended person act when repentance/asking of forgiveness from the other party is lacking?

by: Tracy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 02:04:40 +0000

Thanks, Nate, for the post. I was reminded this morning while reading Dan 8-9 - like you’ve posted - that God truly is such a gracious God. He’s so unlike us. His grace is so great toward us! We deserve nothing but His wrath and we get everything because of His grace.

by: Nath @ Reformed Geek

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:50:48 +0000

Thank you for this reminder not to allow grace to become ‘common’. Grace truly is amazing!