REDEMPTION AND THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS

For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Matthew 6:14 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” Matthew 18:21-22 32 Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. 34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:32-34 More people identify as atheists today than at any time in my lifetime. On the eve of Kennedy's assassination in 1963 about 5 in 6 American's regularly attended church. Today church attendance has dropped to about 1 in 5. Christians today, depending on where you live, are many times viewed as weirdos and out of the mainstream. In my vie...