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10 Bible verses about forgiveness | Christian News on Christian Today

By Sodwana Bay

10 Bible verses about forgiveness Reuters It’s one of the hardest things to obey, but Jesus was clear in his teaching that Christians must forgive others – it’s even in the Lord’s Prayer. The good news is that God also forgives us. Here are 10 Bible verses to remind you of His mercy, as well as his call on us to forgive others, too. Psalm 103:8-12 “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbour his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” Acts 10:42-43 “He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead. All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” Ephesians 1:7-10 “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfilment — to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.” Isaiah 43:25 “I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.” Colossians 1:13-14 “For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Ephesians 4:31-32 “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Matthew 6:14 “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” Psalm 130:4 “But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.” Isaiah 1:18(b) “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” Isaiah 53:5 “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” via 10 Bible verses about forgiveness | Christian News on Christian Today.

Nov 24 2015
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God loves even those who have drifted away from Him, says Billy Graham

By Sodwana Bay

People drift away from God for different kinds of reasons. American evangelist Billy Graham has become familiar with all these reasons in all his years of preaching the Gospel. However, he is certain that God still loves even those who drift away from Him. More often than not, Graham has noticed that people distance themselves from God because they have become too preoccupied with other things. Sometimes it’s simply because people are trapped by their own sins and way of living and they refuse to give it up. “I often think of one of Jesus’ parables in this connection,” he shares in an article written for the Kansas City Star. The parable can be found in the Bible verses Luke 8:4 to 15. “In it Jesus told about a farmer who sowed seed in his field, hoping it would grow and mature. Some seed landed on good soil and produced a bountiful crop, but other seed didn’t; it fell on hard or rocky ground where it couldn’t grow. Still other seed landed among thorns, and for a time it sprouted and looked like it might prosper. But the fragile plants didn’t last; the thorns overcame them.” This is the same thing that can happen to people if they insist on living their lives without God, Graham says. And even though people hear God’s word and it starts to take root in their souls, over time it gets “smothered” by other things. This is what Luke 8:14 says: “As they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.” “Perhaps this is what has happened to you,” says Graham. “But listen: God still loves you, and he wants to forgive you and welcome you into his family. Don’t look back at the end of your life and realise you missed all that God had for you. Instead, turn to Christ and confess your sins and your need of him today. He wants to welcome you home.” via God loves even those who have drifted away from Him, says Billy Graham | Christian News on Christian Today.

Nov 24 2015
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The Human Soul Captured Leaving The Body After Death

By Sodwana Bay

If you have wondered for a long time whether the human spirit is indeed real, or a figment of an overactive imagination, thought up thousands of years ago by someone less informed about science than we are today, then Russian scientist Konstantin Korotkov might just have the answer for you. Using a technique first discovered in 1939 by Semyon Kirlian, Korotkov claims to be able to capture the actual moment of the soul leaving the body of dead humans by using Bioelectrographic photography, also called electrophotonics, or more colloquially, Kirlian Photography after the gentleman who discovered this much researched topic some 76 years ago. How it works can be explained in fairly simple terms. Based on the principle that Kirlian photography can capture the life energy of a living creature by creating electromagnetically charged fields, and using a gas emission discharge to capture that energy in a process known as Gas Discharge visualisation or (GDV), so the Russian scientist claims to be successfully able to manipulate this process to capture that exact moment when the soul is said to vacate the human body, at the time of death. Interviews, images and video showing the events as Konstantin Korotkov explains them are widely available. This type of photography is mainly used in relation to electric coronal discharges, and measuring various aspects of electricity during it’s transfer through wires, however what the Russian scientist, Konstantin Korotkov is describing in his new found use for this process is only now possible thanks to the development of new technology. We humans have believed collectively in body and soul since the beginning of time. What Konstantin Korotkov has discovered now has the potential to tell us once and for all that the soul does exist and that the life after death that we hope for throughout life is awaiting us. This is a phenomenally important experiment that must not be dismissed without full and proper research. There are relatively few questions that someone somewhere at some time in history hasn’t answered to a greater or lesser extent. However, the question of whether the soul exists within the body can only be answered by visual evidence of the soul vacating the body at the appropriate time. If this can be done, then we have the answer. If not, then we can keep wondering until the inevitable day when we will all find out.

Nov 12 2015
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Vryheid – KwaZulu-Natal

By Sodwana Bay

Vryheid is a coal mining and cattle ranching town in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Vryheid is Afrikaans for “freedom” or “liberty” History After Boer farmers, who lived in the Vryheid area, had helped Dinuzulu defeat his rival Usibepu for succession of the Zulu throne, land that they occupied was given to them by session from the Zulu king along the banks of the Mfolozi River. On August 5, 1884 the Boers formed the Nieuwe Republiek (New Republic) with Vryheid as its capital and it’s sovereignty was recognized by Germany and Portugal. It was later incorporated into the South African Republic, but at the end of the Second Boer War the town and its surrounding area was absorbed into the Natal colony by the British. Vryheid is located along the Transnet Coaline. Heritage Sites The Dutch Reform Church in Vryheid, better known as Die Moeder Gemeente (Afrikaans for the Mother Congregation), has been added to the list of 12 Gorgeous Churches and Cathedrals in Africa, by AFK Insider. Source: Vryheid – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nov 12 2015
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Tongaat – KwaZulu-Natal

By Sodwana Bay

Tongaat is a sugarcane growing township in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, that is situated on the banks of the Tongati River about 37 km north of Durban and 28 km south of Stanger. It now forms part of eThekwini, the Greater Durban metropolitan area. Its population is predominantly people of Indian descent. Aesthetically English colonial but distinctly cosmopolitan in flavour, Tongaat, part of the Sugar Coast, now supports one of the largest sugar-producing districts in the world. History Tongaat was established in 1945 and its name was corrupted from the river’s name, Tongati, the Zulu word for the Strychnos mackenii trees that flourish on its banks. Activities Crocodile Creek, a crocodile farm where feedings can be viewed. Ndolondolo reptile park. Where you can view many different types of reptilian. Scenic drives. Many drives in the area are picturesque including the road from Verulam, the parks and gardens of Amanzimyama on the approach into Tongaat. Westbrooke beach about 10 mins from tongaat. For shopping purposes, visit Ballito , almost like a smaller version of umhlanga. Just 7 minutes to ballito. – Ballito is Lined with many shopping centres and beautiful beaches. An atrraction for many tourists. Tongaat is 15 minutes away from umhlanga. Tongaat is very close to the airport. Roughly 5-7 minutes from tongaat. Source: Tongaat – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia