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Prayer Request

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Kendra Mace

New Member
I'm seeking for open hearts who will please pray for one of my best friends. I won't go into details as there are some thing he doesn't wish for me to say, but one of my best friends, Scott, had made a lot of decisions in which he strayed from God. One which he often refers to that "damned him." While he wishes to be accepted back onto the right path, he believes that what he's done can't be forgiven even after he has repented from what he used to do in the past and accepts Gods. He has even said when walking into a church, his chest feels like its in a vice and it's God's way of rejecting him, however, I believe it's more fear. He has prayed to God, but he feels that his prayers fall on deaf ears and that God won't forgive him. Scott is a really good man and I do what I can to pray for him, but sometimes I just don't feel it's enough.

So, I'm asking others who will help pray for him, please. What he needs most is God in his life to help him. God is merciful and will forgive, and I have no doubt that he will forgive my best friend. Please, just take a moment to keep my friend in your prayers. He means a lot to me.
 
Quiddity

Quiddity

UndertheInfluenceofGiants
I'll call him Joe. Definately pray for him to find peace and understanding.

Just remind him of St. Paul and some of the horrid stuff he did.
 
Green Kepi

Green Kepi

Active Member
"...made a lot of decisions in which he strayed from God". Don't we all?

Sin can be viewed as incurring a debt which is too big for us to pay back. The good news is that Jesus has paid the debt on our behalf and if we accept His offer of forgiveness, it becomes effective. Many passages in the Bible explain the legal basis under which God forgives sin. They all point to someone else taking the punishment for us. From the day God killed animals to provide a covering for Adam and Eve, until the time of Jesus Christ, this was portrayed in animal sacrifice. Yet killing animals can never cleanse the conscience. The only sufficient sacrifice was Jesus Christ Himself since He was a man who never sinned.

Now...many will disagree with me; however, I believe that the Scriptures teach the following to your friend:

"What shall we do?" And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him." Acts 2:37-39
 
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