1 Thess 1:9
9 For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, ESV
- Ps 103:12; Prov 28:13; 1 Cor 6:11; 2 Cor 5:17; 1 John 1:9; The church is the forgiving community of forgiven sinners. As we read through the Word you see that the key people are forgiven sinners. Paul used to persecute the church. He writes in 1 Cor 6:11 of awful things, ending the list with the phrase, “such WERE some of you”, and here indicates that they TURNED. The power of God’s forgiveness is outstanding. He truly does make us a new creation (2 Cor 5:17). God promises his forgiveness to those who ask (1 John 1:9). Let us ask and receive. God forgives and wants to use us as demonstrated in his word, but we need to let him. In Phil 3:13 Paul says, “this one thing I do forgetting those things that are behind and reaching forward”. God, help me to receive your forgiveness and let go of my past, and live a life that you can use.
