In this session we look at what it means for God to be merciful. What is mercy? And does it mean we can simply live as we like and expect God to forgive us?
Find out more about the Firm Foundations course by watching the Introduction. The previous session is here.
Learn to pray with the Lord’s Prayer – part 6: Do we just need to pray for forgiveness once? Or every time we sin? And why is it so important to forgive others?
The Apostle’s Creed course is available as a whole course here on the website, or you can watch The God Who Dies as an individual session.
See more courses, including the Apostle’s Creed and Ten Commandments, on the courses index.
In this session we take a closer look at the church – what is the church, and what does it mean for us to be part of it? We also think about forgiveness of sins and how struggling can be a good sign in the Christian life…
There are three questions in this session, focussing on the lines in the Apostles’ creed: “I believe in the Holy Catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins”. These are the main things we look at:
If you enjoy this, you can do the whole series right here on the website, or on the app (see links on the right hand side of the page). Alternatively, I am uploading them regularly to YouTube and Facebook. All sessions on YouTube are available on this playlist.
One of the biggest questions people ask: if God forgives us anyway, why should we bother trying to good in the first place? In the fourth part of our series on Justification, Jesus gives us the answer.
The podcast episode is available here.
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