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Jesus Forgave Peter His Unforgiveables – He Will Forgive You – DR Bible Blast Bulletin 11 Mar ’26
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- March 11, 2026
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Print 🖨 PDF 📄Jesus Forgave Peter His Unforgiveables – He Will Forgive You Welcome to The Daily Redemption for Wednesday, March 11, 2026 — where […]
Extending Grace? Call To Reflection
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- November 11, 2025
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Print 🖨 PDF 📄 Zeb reflects on losing temper, realizing it’s not what Jesus would do, but it happens less than it used to; God […]

Why Some Christians Claim Righteous Anger When Only One Was Truly Righteous – DR Bible Bulletin 3 March 26
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- March 3, 2026
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Print 🖨 PDF 📄Welcome to The Daily Redemption for Tuesday, March 3, 2026 — where we confront the dangerous myth that anger is our right, […]

Understanding Genuine Repentance: Insights from King David’s Life The biblical account of King David offers a powerful illustration of what authentic repentance looks like, especially in light of his serious failings. David’s Failures and God’s Perspective Even though David committed severe offenses—adultery with Bathsheba and arranging the murder of her husband Uriah—the Scriptures describe him as “a man after God’s own heart” (Acts 13:22). This designation isn’t due to perfection, but stems from his response when confronted with wrongdoing. The Heart of Authentic Confession True repentance goes beyond merely reciting a catalog of specific misdeeds, such as naming adultery or murder. In Psalm 51, David’s prayer emphasizes a profound recognition of his deeper condition: “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me” (Psalm 51:5, NIV). This admission of an innate sinful disposition from conception sets genuine repentance apart from superficial apologies focused only on isolated acts. Pitfalls in Contemporary Approaches to Repentance A common mistake today is to treat repentance as a checklist of individual transgressions—praying, for instance, “Forgive me for this specific habit or thought.” While God is fully aware of every detail, He seeks a more profound humility: an honest confrontation with our core human brokenness and separation from His holiness. The Impossibility of Self-Generated Righteousness Scripture reinforces this in Job 14:4: “Who can bring what is pure from the impure? No one!” Humanity, tainted by sin from the beginning, cannot produce true goodness through willpower alone. Consider the example of a permanent black marker—it can only produce black lines, never blue. Similarly, without divine intervention, our efforts yield nothing eternally pure. The Path to Transformation: Complete Dependence on God Real change doesn’t come from striving harder to reform ourselves or minimizing flaws through self-improvement. Such attempts are ultimately ineffective, like trying to refine something fundamentally flawed. Instead, the key is to abandon confidence in personal strength, fully surrendering self-reliance, and trusting God to impart His own righteousness. This shift—from self-trust to God-dependence—opens the door to lasting renewal and freedom.
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- December 22, 2025
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Print 🖨 PDF 📄Understanding Genuine Repentance: Insights from King David’s Life The biblical account of King David offers a powerful illustration of what authentic repentance […]

No Room for Guilt—Only Grace That Produces Holiness – The Daily Redemption Bible Bulletin 18 Jan 26
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- January 18, 2026
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Print 🖨 PDF 📄Romans 8:1 — “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 — “Now the Lord […]

Why Did Martin Luther Seek To Purge Book of James From The Canon? Is Works Part Of Salvation?
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- December 11, 2025
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Print 🖨 PDF 📄James is different from other books of the Bible as regards theology because he makes it very clear that works do have […]

The Daily Redemption December 3, 2025. Headline: Forgiveness as Warfare: Mercy Wins the Battle.
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- December 3, 2025
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Print 🖨 PDF 📄Holy Holy Holy. We welcome you to The Daily Redemption publication for December 3, 2025. Today’s headline: Forgiveness as Warfare: Mercy Wins […]
