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The blood of Christ covers all of our sins, but each of us must do personal business with God in order to experience his forgiveness.
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Lewis B. Smedes
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🔗 Read on Wikipedia1921 – 2002
Lewis Benedictus Smedes was a renowned Christian author, ethicist, and theologian in the Reformed tradition. He was a professor of theology and ethics for twenty-five years at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. His 15 books, including the popular Forgive and Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don't Deserve, covered some important issues including sexuality and forgiveness.
All Quotes by Lewis B. Smedes
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Our history is an inevitable component of our being. One thing only can release us from the grip of our history. That one thing is forgiveness.
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As I read the New Testament, I find only one path to salvation - the path of an informed faith in Jesus Christ.
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To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.
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Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.
— Lewis B. Smedes
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Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.
— Lewis B. Smedes
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To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.
— Lewis B. Smedes
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You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.
— Lewis B. Smedes
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Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.
— Lewis B. Smedes