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Many people see God as a great and terrible judge. But he judged all of our sins on the cross of Jesus and forgave us to show that he is also love. When you are forgiven, there is no more judgement. | Many people see God as a great and terrible judge. But he judged all of our sins on the cross of Jesus and forgave us | ||
<ref> | <ref>{{bgw| Col 2:14 }} Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;</ref> | ||
to show that he is also love | |||
<ref>{{bgw| 1Jo 4:8 }} He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.</ref>. When you are forgiven, there is no more judgement. | |||
<ref>{{bgw| Ro 8:1}} [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.</ref> | |||
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God's teachers teach his love, the Gospel, by showing his forgiveness through the cross. He doesn't want us to become judges. He wants us to forgive as he has forgiven. | God's teachers teach his love, the Gospel, by showing his forgiveness through the cross. He doesn't want us to become judges. He wants us to forgive as he has forgiven. | ||
<ref> | <ref>{{bgw| Ro 8:1 }} [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.</ref> | ||
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Jesus told a story about a man who owed a lot of money to a king. | Jesus told a story about a man who owed a lot of money to a king. | ||
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He could never pay it back. When the king forgave him his debt, he put his neighbor in prison for owing him just a little money. | He could never pay it back. When the king forgave him his debt, he put his neighbor in prison for owing him just a little money. | ||
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