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He Didn't Judge Me
He's so good and merciful-- even in my darkest moments, even when I don't understand or don't agree with His Way of doing things, even when I doubt His Goodwill for me, He still loves me.
I don't know why Jesus loves me.
I don't know why He cares.
I don't know why He sacrificed His life.
Oh but I'm glad, so glad He did.
Oh say but I'm glad, I'm glad.
Oh say but I'm glad.
Jesus has come and my cup's over run.
Oh say but I'm glad!
This weekend, I experienced frustration, temptation, failure, sadness and an apathy that almost precluded me from experiencing His forgiveness. I didn't want to go to church because I felt like, well...
You know how you feel after you've done something that you know you shouldn't have done and you know you've asked for God to forgive you before for the same exact thing but you find yourself after the deed is done wondering how on earth can I ask Him again for forgiveness-- or am I the only person who professes a faith in Christ, who has been baptized in Jesus Name and filled with the Holy Ghost, that still has issues, that still needs the Lord, that still needs Him to forgive me all over again because sometimes, despite my good intentions I allow my fleshly desires to trump the Power of God in my life?
I am SO GLAD I went to church this morning!
I am SO GLAD the presence of the Lord was displayed in the service, on the faces of the worshippers, in the words of the sermon!
I am SO GLAD He moved on my rotten flesh to reach out to Him one more time, to seek His Face, one more time, to call on His Name one more time, to experience His love, forgiveness and acceptance one more time!
I am SO GLAD I'm saved today!
I am SO GLAD that He is allowing me to get a little glimpse of just how PRECIOUS He is to me!
I have tears of joy right now.
Most of you don't know just how deserving I am of His RIGHTEOUS Judgment, but let me tell you something.
He didn't judge me.
He forgave me.
I have joy, so much joy!
I'm forgiven!
I'm saved!
I'm not perfect, but I know I have been forgiven!
I know that I am saved!
I REFUSE to live a life marked with sin-- not when I have a Father who is so willing to forgive me and help me to live a new and better life!
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05-19-2013, 11:31 PM
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Re: He Didn't Judge Me
"Jesus included me.
He included me.
When He said, "Whosoever will, let him come,"
Jesus included me."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvhkIEjoac0
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05-20-2013, 12:16 AM
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Re: He Didn't Judge Me
So how are things going back at the old church? I apologize if I have missed you reporting on this.
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Titus2woman on AFF
"We did not wear uniforms. The lady workers dressed in the current fashions of the day, ...silks...satins...jewels or whatever they happened to possess. They were very smartly turned out, so that they made an impressive appearance on the streets where a large part of our work was conducted in the early years.
"It was not until long after, when former Holiness preachers had become part of us, that strict plainness of dress began to be taught.
"Although Entire Sanctification was preached at the beginning of the Movement, it was from a Wesleyan viewpoint, and had in it very little of the later Holiness Movement characteristics. Nothing was ever said about apparel, for everyone was so taken up with the Lord that mode of dress seemingly never occurred to any of us."
Quote from Ethel Goss (widow of 1st UPC Gen Supt. Howard Goss) book "The Winds of God"
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05-21-2013, 04:10 PM
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Re: He Didn't Judge Me
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So how are things going back at the old church? I apologize if I have missed you reporting on this.
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You haven't missed my reporting on this, Sir.
Leaving was a very good decision for me.
Returning was an even better decision for me.
I am glad.
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05-21-2013, 05:36 PM
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Re: He Didn't Judge Me
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I am glad.
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05-21-2013, 05:48 PM
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I am sad.
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Why?
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05-20-2013, 07:03 AM
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Re: He Didn't Judge Me
JD, He is hrace. He looks at His children when we fall, and picks us up. He does not forsake us, nor does He reward us as our sins deserve, but instead, because we are His children, He does not walk away. even when we walk away, He follows us, and thus we are not far from Him. We fail, we sin, we come short, but when we have Abba as our father, Jesus as our Saviour, we have the confidence that the Holy Spirit is working in us, working repentance, and restoring constantly. His grace is sufficient, and His love is overwhelming.
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05-20-2013, 04:16 PM
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Re: He Didn't Judge Me
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Originally Posted by UnTraditional
JD, He is hrace. He looks at His children when we fall, and picks us up. He does not forsake us, nor does He reward us as our sins deserve, but instead, because we are His children, He does not walk away. even when we walk away, He follows us, and thus we are not far from Him. We fail, we sin, we come short, but when we have Abba as our father, Jesus as our Saviour, we have the confidence that the Holy Spirit is working in us, working repentance, and restoring constantly. His grace is sufficient, and His love is overwhelming.
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A very nice new age sermon! Oprah could not have put it any clearer.
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05-21-2013, 04:29 PM
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A very nice new age sermon! Oprah could not have put it any clearer.
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Michael,
I shouldn't have sinned, but I did.
I shouldn't have made the decision to do what I did, but I did.
Now no one should use His Grace as a reason to embrace unbridled sin and debauchery, but if not for His Grace, what hope would I have?
What's wrong with UnTraditional's response?
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05-20-2013, 08:22 AM
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Re: He Didn't Judge Me
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Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson
He's so good and merciful-- even in my darkest moments, even when I don't understand or don't agree with His Way of doing things, even when I doubt His Goodwill for me, He still loves me.
I don't know why Jesus loves me.
I don't know why He cares.
I don't know why He sacrificed His life.
Oh but I'm glad, so glad He did.
Oh say but I'm glad, I'm glad.
Oh say but I'm glad.
Jesus has come and my cup's over run.
Oh say but I'm glad!
This weekend, I experienced frustration, temptation, failure, sadness and an apathy that almost precluded me from experiencing His forgiveness. I didn't want to go to church because I felt like, well...
You know how you feel after you've done something that you know you shouldn't have done and you know you've asked for God to forgive you before for the same exact thing but you find yourself after the deed is done wondering how on earth can I ask Him again for forgiveness-- or am I the only person who professes a faith in Christ, who has been baptized in Jesus Name and filled with the Holy Ghost, that still has issues, that still needs the Lord, that still needs Him to forgive me all over again because sometimes, despite my good intentions I allow my fleshly desires to trump the Power of God in my life?
I am SO GLAD I went to church this morning!
I am SO GLAD the presence of the Lord was displayed in the service, on the faces of the worshippers, in the words of the sermon!
I am SO GLAD He moved on my rotten flesh to reach out to Him one more time, to seek His Face, one more time, to call on His Name one more time, to experience His love, forgiveness and acceptance one more time!
I am SO GLAD I'm saved today!
I am SO GLAD that He is allowing me to get a little glimpse of just how PRECIOUS He is to me!
I have tears of joy right now.
Most of you don't know just how deserving I am of His RIGHTEOUS Judgment, but let me tell you something.
He didn't judge me.
He forgave me.
I have joy, so much joy!
I'm forgiven!
I'm saved!
I'm not perfect, but I know I have been forgiven!
I know that I am saved!
I REFUSE to live a life marked with sin-- not when I have a Father who is so willing to forgive me and help me to live a new and better life!
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