To Love Is To Forgive
by King Paul Vincent Rodil
October 1, 2017
October 1, 2017
Today, there are a lot of things that going on in our minds that bother us, how they preoccupy us physically, mentally and emotionally. They could also be referred to as the struggles or hardships that we have to endure every day. The obvious truth is that we cannot avoid committing wrong acts against others. We are not perfect and everyone is unique and distinct from each other. What may be right to us, may seem wrong to others because of the various influences that we encounter and experience on a regular basis.
The act of sin has been evident since the dawn of man until today. Therefore, sin may no longer seem foreign to us anymore. It is up to us whether we would bind ourselves to the sins we have committed or seek to nurture ourselves further, especially by asking for forgiveness from God and those we have harmed. As told in the passage, Matthew 21: 28-32, Jesus Christ told the Chief Priests the parable of the two sons in which the father told his first son to go work in their vineyard. The first son refused his father's request but later did so. After that, the father went to his second son and uttered the same request. The second son agreed but did not go. The first son in the story represented tax collectors and prostitutes who listened and accepted the message of John the Baptist despite having done sin. The second son, on the other hand, represented the people who consider themselves as virtuous and righteous but turned a blind eye to the message. Christ emphasized to the chief priests that those tax collectors and prostitutes, who people see as the most sinful, would enter the Kingdom of God first before them for they acknowledged their sins, repented and turned to God. This very passage applies to each and every one of us, for God will forgive every one of us especially those who seek him for it.
God's love for us knows no limit. knows no boundaries; it is never-ending. This love transcends every parameter and is given to us, his children. Because his love does not look at the dirt on our souls, rather, he cleans it and embraces us wholeheartedly.
The act of sin has been evident since the dawn of man until today. Therefore, sin may no longer seem foreign to us anymore. It is up to us whether we would bind ourselves to the sins we have committed or seek to nurture ourselves further, especially by asking for forgiveness from God and those we have harmed. As told in the passage, Matthew 21: 28-32, Jesus Christ told the Chief Priests the parable of the two sons in which the father told his first son to go work in their vineyard. The first son refused his father's request but later did so. After that, the father went to his second son and uttered the same request. The second son agreed but did not go. The first son in the story represented tax collectors and prostitutes who listened and accepted the message of John the Baptist despite having done sin. The second son, on the other hand, represented the people who consider themselves as virtuous and righteous but turned a blind eye to the message. Christ emphasized to the chief priests that those tax collectors and prostitutes, who people see as the most sinful, would enter the Kingdom of God first before them for they acknowledged their sins, repented and turned to God. This very passage applies to each and every one of us, for God will forgive every one of us especially those who seek him for it.
God's love for us knows no limit. knows no boundaries; it is never-ending. This love transcends every parameter and is given to us, his children. Because his love does not look at the dirt on our souls, rather, he cleans it and embraces us wholeheartedly.