I hated my dad. When I got saved and read in 1st John that if we say we love God but hate our brother, we are a liar and the truth is not in us. So, I started "acting" in love towards my dad. I specifically remember one evening I made him a cup of coffee and before bringing it to him I prayed: "Jesus, I hate my dad. But you love him. So, would you show him your love through this cup of coffee?" Three years I acted in love towards him all the while feeling hate. One morning I woke up, the hate was gone, and my heart was filled with love. We had 15 years together after that, and the last week of his life he accepted Jesus as his Savior. My father never repented of his abuse. The words "I'm sorry" never came from his lips. In fact, I never said the words, "I forgive you." But clearly, in my heart I had.
Voddie is opening my eyes to so many things. He has such good sermons, and he speaks with such passion, such truth. I can't get enough. Praise the Lord for sending me a pastor who teaches the Christian gospel and so much more!
If we hold hate toward another person it hurts us not them. They couldn't care less but it will destroy you. God knows that and that's why I believe he tells us we have to forgive.
I played this like 2 times to hear it again. He was spot on about the guilt for the victims. Man, I cried so much fighting with my flesh and trying to argue with God and wanting a reason not to do it. Finally got to being scared of exposing myself to danger and distrust that God will cover me and that was enough to look at myself and my promise to God. Pastor Bachman has convicted me so much lately. I finally understood why I had to forgive. Anything for God.
When it comes to forgiveness there's always going to be certain situations where the person (s) you forgive will hate you & try & destroy you even if they are related or within your circle of people. I am related to a certain slanderous, jezabele spirted person that I avoid like the plague, every time I would offer an olive branch I would get bit & bitterly regret it. I know Jesus didn't hang out with the vermin that was out to ridicule & destroy him! There are a few certain people in my life that I must avoid because of their intentions towards me.
So profound sermon, I spend most my life with envy, anger, unforgiveness, grudges until one day I let it all go away, I thank God for good preachers like Pastor Voddie who teaches the truth nothing but the truth...
We are blessed in Zambia, Voddie is ministering to us as Dean in the School of Divinity at the African Christian University here in Lusaka, Zambia(Africa)🙏🙏🙏🙏
I just listened to John Macarthur where his message was on the same thing of Forgiveness. His message was 5 years ago and Voddie Baucham was 9 years ago I know God has everything to do with me in listening to both of these WONDERFUL PASTORS. For all my hurt was done by FAMILY Members.✝️🙏🏾v
This is a generous gift from God to me. One that I didn't know I was in desperate need of.. ... 😭😭😭😭😭😭 Lord I pray that you'll Continue to lead guide and direct me in the pathway of Righteousness in Jesus name amen. God bless you for sharing. PS For everyone of us who acknowledges that we needed This... Let's pray one for another Also PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL WHO THINKS THEY DON'T 🙏🏾🛐🙏🏾 Shalom
I have been in my sanctification for only three years, and I first saw Mr. Baucham at a religious program for Vetrans and first responders (Mighty Oaks warrior program) I watched. Why I believe the Bible and it is so powerful. Thank you, Sir, and God bless
This is the most precious, most priceless, most profound of all messages on forgiveness. I cannot even express the power in this one message. If you don’t watch any other message, watch this one. Nothing touches this message, it is from God.
A great message on forgiveness. Only by God's grace can we see how sinful we are. And yet He died for us, demonstrating His love upon His people, setting the example of love and forgiveness. He loved His enemies, while they were His enemies, so that the riches of His grace may be known. Jesus said you will know my disciples by the love that they have. Jesus admonishes us to not just love those that love us back, for even the unbelievers do that. Therefore love your enemies and do good to those who persecute you. This truly is impossible from ourselves. We can only do it, by looking at ourselves as Christ's enemies and the love and forgiveness that He extended to us. We will only love through forgiveness as much as we realize how much we've been loved through His forgiveness.
God also blessed me with reconciliation with my mum before her death. She had never given me a compliment or even liked me, yet at the end she did, and she changed completely toward me. Praise my Heavenly Father who made that possible, I understood how much I am truly loved by my Father and that He truly cares about me that He gave me closure on what had always been a rocky relationship. I treasure that He also gave me the desire of my heart in this.
This man speaks the truth. He is passionate about our savior Jesus and the most high. He really gets me thinking about everything in a different manner. To really process what forgiveness is, is much deeper than what I previously believed. He breaks it down
Thank you for sharing the story of Joseph to everyone. I have struggled with forgiveness, forgiving others who has stolen from me, hurt me, took advantage of me, and struggled most forgiving my self for doing the same as revenge and for keeping the anger for so long. When I decided becoming a true Christian, not just by name, forgiveness became very meaningful for me. And the story of Joseph is one that I always look up to besides Jesus paying for all our sins. Rejection is probably one of the most painful emotion and forgiveness is probably one of the hardest thing to do. If God can forgive us for our countless sins, who are we to not forgive others? There are others scriptures in the bible that mentions about forgiveness, another one is the the Parable of an unforgiving servant in Matthew 18. Forgiving can be hard indeed, but if you do not forgive as Pastor Voodie mentioned, it is your greatest sin then. This is one of one I am focusing in life today, sharing my testimony on how I have overcome the thought of revenge and choosing to forgive. Yes it is hard, but once you learn to let go, you take the weight of burden off you, and then comes peace.
Hey sister, no where in the Bible does it command us to forgive ourselves-only verses saying to forgive others. The correct term would be accepting God’s forgiveness.
This message was tailored for me. I just want to say thank you. I have been practicing unforgiveness for so long, I couldn’t even tell it was stagnating me. I claim to forgive, and pay bills and all for the people that hurt me, but deep in my heart of hearts, I still carry the bitterness. Today I choose to let it all go and hand over to God. I choose to allow the Holy Spirit to take over my grudging heart. I choose to let go of all the unjust treatment and let God purify my heart. I ask for healing and a renewed spirit. I pray for God to send healing to all who have been hurt by my actions and pray that God will give them comfort, in the blessed name of our Lord Jesus Christ. ❤️
Perhaps stop paying bills, because of your bitterness they are using you and you cannot confront them to take care of themselves. Forgive your parents too that is where bitterness starts from. Even more start forgiving for small things in your life, meaning say it directly.
How he explains the lineage from Abraham to Joseph being held captive for over two decade just to preserve Judah's life (who is the promised seed...), makes me stamp my desk... this is beautiful. God bless and keep your entire family sire Baucham.
I'm confused because I forgive people I don't hold grudges I don't look back I don't throw it in their faces but if you're only adding strife and negativity I will not expose myself to that constantly.... I don't see how sacrificing my sanity and my peace at the expense of somebody else's misery is unforgiveness... misery loves company and I refuse to ring its doorbell. As much as I love this man of God I cannot help but think Psalms 1:1
The Son of Our Living God said to forgive 7 × 70 times and also drew a line in the sand. Don't to be a doormat for evil. You can forgive someone and pray for someone without them even being in your life.
YEP. My dad went to prison for CSA (though he was physically A-sive, too) and my mother could give Joan Crawford a run for her money. I forgave my dad MUCH easier than I could/can my mother. (I'm working on it...) It is NOT SAFE to have either of them around my children. God gives us the gift of discernment. I'm using it.
I did all I could for my son bought a house to get him and the family “out the hood” read the word OF OUR CREATOR TO HIM PRAYED AND STILL DO IN JESUS MESSIAH HOLY NAME. MY FAMILY ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR HIM. AND STILL HE CHOSE SIN EVIL SINS… MAY OUR CREATOR GUIDE US ALL. AMEN.
Wow this is so accurate! He described me to a tee! I was the unforgiving man and went through all of these feelings and bitterness until God broke me and showed me my sin
True forgiveness takes time . joseph wanted his brothers to feel some greif at first. His heart began to understand Gods plan and it took forgiveness to comeplete what God gave as a example to all mankind .
28:24 - 30:33, absolutely shook me too my core. Gods word and truth really is sharper than a two-edged sword piercing our very soul. Wow…… This is me and I’m ashamed of it but I’m grateful that I watched this video that the Lord may reveal my sin to me to sanctify me in His Son just Christ through the Holy Spirit. Praise God for His grace and mercy. I needed to hear this, thank you Voddie, thank you.
This is such an amazing message. One that every human on the planet needs to hea not just believers. When I struggle with the issue of forgiveness I'm gonna revisit this message!!
The most difficult part for me is when we forgive for hurts and offenses, but the person never changes. Not only do they hurt and offend but they just keep doing it and are never sorry. In fact, they don't even seem to be aware of their sin because nobody can tell them without there being a blow up. And when they are told, they deny and excuse and justify and counter attack and accuse and make war over it. Vodie says you can forgive but be cautious. How can you be cautious if that involves some degree of distance? In other words, it's the juxtaposition between saying "they are forgiven" and "I don't want to be around them much because they keep hurting me." But if you don't want to be around them, people say you're unforgiving! I don't understand that. I want to forgive, even to forget, but why must I continually put myself in danger again and again and again? How do you be "cautious" without the caution looking like unforgiveness? How do you be cautious when the person uses your caution against you? "See, you won't do X, you're not being forgiving!" It's manipulation pure and simple. It's like they're are saying "haha, you have to be forgiving, so I can do what I want to you and don't even have to be sorry about it! And if you try to stay away from me, I'll accuse you of refusing forgiveness and reconciliation." And if course THEY can say they forgive their victims, and want reconciliation with their victims, if course they do, it means nothing to them. If course they want you back in their life so they can beat you up some more. But if you try to rub away to then you are accused of unforgiveness and sin. Vodie says there is some difference between reconciliation and forgiveness, but I've been taught they are the same. How can you have one without the other? You can't say you're reconciled properly if there hasn't been forgiveness, and what would it mean to forgive someone if there isn't reconciliation? Because that would just mean you're punishing them by distancing or withholding in some way right? We can't say "you are forgiven, BUT, you have to change now and be different". That isn't forgiveness, that's a contract. "You can be forgiven as long as you change!" So then, what can you do to forgive and reconcile when the other person just keeps harming you? We're being told you can't change them or tell them what to do because that's "forgiveness on my terms". But we can't stay away from them because that's punishing them and isn't forgiveness. It's really frustrating, like are we not allowed to have some standards about how we want to be treated? To tell them they are wrong? Because telling them they are wrong is just asking for a fight, which makes it look like we're not forgiving because we're demanding they change, etc etc. It's very toxic and manipulative and there is no way out because we're being told "no no you can't just leave them because that's not reconciliation, that's punishment!" Gaa! Litterally, all we want to do is stay away from a nasty personality, why is that wrong?
The narrow way....I have never learned at least not from any preacher either I encounter online or in real life what forgiveness is. All I learnt is revenge with curses during my life as a young Christian neither did I learn from a veteran preacher who loves to threaten though he did not know the truth. I did not learn it from my shepherds, church leaders or pastors or classmates either believers or not. I do not see any differences between believers or non and no matter what denomination they are in. I learnt it from the Bible, God's words and one or 2 books I read and in real life from my own parents and some siblings. Also, never have I heard forgiveness being preached even once in the churches I attended. Now I learn the difference between restoration n forgiveness. Sometimes, we just forgive n do not want to expose certain people in our life for certain reasons. Some cases are easy, others are not.
@41:36 mark when Mr Baucham says “... that’s why there is an emphasis on the 70x7”: There is a reason why Jesus said that to Peter. It is a reference to the verse in Daniel: “ Seventy sevens are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.” Daniel 9:24 ESV At the end of the Seventy sevens or 490 years (of which 483 of the years have been completed). The L-RD will our an end to transgressions as stated in the Daniel passage stated above.. which will be the end of the age (when we finish those last seven years) So essentially what Jesus was saying to Peter is “ I want you to forgive until the end of the age when I will end all transgressions (which is Seventy sevens that Daniel prophesied)” The Word of G-D is so BEAUTIFUL and complete with every word written and spoken!
@@SlaveofChrist_ I was talking about the total of 70 weeks to put an end to transgression and how it relates to what Yeshua said to Peter. You want to bring in eschatology. So let’s cut to the chase, what is your point?
Im struggling about forgiveness now because of situations that i have been, but this preaching helping me to overcome myself to forgive, not for them but for own peace. 🙏🥺
9 Kids 1:39 Love for The Bible: all of it 5:23 Single Teenage Buddhist Mother 1 Redemptive Story 1 Redemptive Thread “I don’t write the Mail, I just deliver it.” 6:40 Genesis 45 - A Picture of Forgiveness, profoundly written. 8:08 Joseph sold into slavery 10:16 Pharoah & Jacob 12:50 “make everyone go out for me! I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” 14:33 God sent me before you to preserve life 17:34 Forgiveness Expunging The Debt 19:50 Making someone pay is not forgiveness 22:35 When you don’t forgive • Failing to forgive is Sin, disobedience Forgive the unbeliever, because God’s will will be done. Don’t deny God.
Dear Voddie, I very much want a church home where I receive the kind of conviction and instruction that I receive with each one of your sermons. I have found no such place and the place that my son and his family worship seems to be light years away from ever attaining the kind of fire and fervor for Christ that you exhibit. I thank God that I have you to feed me and educate me in the Bible until such time that I can find a church body that can give me that same thing. I pray the Lord's blessings upon you your family and every Church to whom you bring the message. Love in Christ.....
I had to watch it twice. Forwarding to my circles. I am not worshipping the minister but this made me cry the way he delivered the same message I've read. YHWH BLESS!
oh my goodness!!! this man, right here!!!!! is this the 2nd John the Baptist?? maybe not! but he sure does preach the truth like Christ himself would. thank God for men like this!!!! false teachers will be held accountable. this man will recieve his reward. praise be to God
Thank you Lord for Your forgiveness Change our heart Lord through your Holy Spirt so we may Forgive others. “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:14-15 NIV
I need to ask for prayer for my two grandsons. Jasiah and Tino that then come to forgive there mother’s for what then say then have done to them. 🙏🙏 than you very much
I can forgive, but stay away from abusive behavior. If the person doesn’t want to get help and work together, there has to be distance between them. I have no hate or resentment, I wish them well, but there has to be boundaries.
I am confused by the iPAD anology. If I forgive them for breaking it, yet accept a replacement from them if they're financially able, how is that unforgiveness. It's like someone damaging my vehicle and denying their offer to fix it by cash, or through their insurance. I can forgive and still expect/receive accountability and responsibility. However this is an excellent message. I just got a little confused.
There were two thieves dying on crosses next to Jesus. One repented and received forgiveness. One did not repent and did not receive forgiveness. Forgiveness requires Repentance.
for God to forgive man, yes.. repentance is required. For man to forgive other man, no, repentance is not required, you simply do it. we are commanded to.
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I don’t know how to.I’m trying I Don’t want to carry this on my heart. I need to forgive my husband he has been continuously either cheating ,drinking , smoking. This last betrayal was the worst. I want to forgive him so I can leave this relationship. I cannot carry this burden when I leave. I been listening to scripture & praying. please tell me what I’m doing wrong.I want peace with all this pain.I’m trying and don’t know how to get it!
I also believe counseling is very important to the injured person. In addition, what happens when the other person does not want restoration? I guess and long as we know we have forgiven then, that's all we can do. I would love some feedback. God Blessings.
Look on Sermon Audio for a guy named Dr. Greg Mazek. He did a wonderful sermon called "Forgiving the Unrepentant". It's a great follow up to Voddie's sermon on forgiveness.
Luke 17:3 clearly states, ". . and If he repents, forgive him..." That verse is not a "myth" it's biblical. A lot of ministers avoid this part of the verse that requires the person to repent (Luke 17:4 KJV) "And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him."From this verse we see, God requires the person to repent before forgiveness for a reason. Some people are too proud to repent, but they're supposed to do it, and then we forgive. Both sides have a responsibility according to this scripture.
As a species, if humans were able to feel unconditional love towards all other humans, it would not be possible to worship an image of a judge-mental god.
What if its a defaulted loan betrail and just neither payed anything back and a theft? One a a VERY LARGE amount and the other 2 both over 5k. 1st 2 people not in my life anymore and the theft is unknown but only can be someone I know. Appreciate some genuine wisdom and guidance. If it’s still a question I probably haven’t forgave yet huh? Thanks
There are a lot of people who do dirt and some get away with it and leave. others to bare the sorrows. I thank God that I do not deal with certain heathen people.
How do you deal with persistent manipulative people who take advantage of your kindness and even rub it in your face that you are a christian so you should forgive then they go ahead and purposely offend you over and over.
I think we really need to evaluate forgiveness. There is a lot of emotional blackmail by the church dealing with the hurt and pain. There is a fine line between forgiveness and self respect.
There are 2 principals that need discernment for direction. 1) Turn the other cheek, bless those that persecute you, and pray for those that abuse you. However, self defense is not sinful, nor is getting the authorities involved if it warrants it. 2) If you see a brother in sin, go to them and confront them. If they will not hear you, take 1 or 2 others with you. If they still won't listen tell the church. Lastly, if they still won't repent, then let them remain in their sin. They aren't saved and need to hear the gospel.
Simple. Forgiving someone doesn't require you to keep them in your life if they're toxic to you. The teaching here is that you should seek reconciliation with people as much as possible. If it isn't possible for any number of reasons, then it's important that you forgive them. While reconciliation requires forgiveness, forgiveness doesn't require reconciliation.
@@engmed4400 Thank you for sharing this. Doing a screen shot lol Sometimes, walking in love can be confusing, especially when you just want to honor and please the Lord in everything.
@@sandyp5123 thank you. As always, turn to the Lord and His Word. It is there that you will always find your answers, whether you like them or not. In this case, logic and reason dictate that we only risk our lives and livelihoods for two instances: for the sake of the Lord and to come to the defense of self and others (to include neighbor, self, community, and nation). Neither of these includes keeping toxic people on our lives. I've certainly removed quite a few detrimental people from my life, and I know that I wasn't being unforgiving in the process. I just needed to recognize that these were people who were there to hinder my continuing walk with the Lord, and take the steps necessary to either bring them in line with the Lord, or let them continue on their own walk. I'm glad you found what I said edifying. May the Lord bless you through the study of His Word, and through your walk with Him. Have a blessed night.
If someone has a spouse that leaves them for another, and that new husband ends up being abusive and dangerous, is it forgiveness towards the abusive husband to leave the unfaithful wife in his abusive hands, or is it forgiveness towards the wife to free her from her abusive husband? If she's left with him she suffers, but if she is saved, then her new husband feels betrayed. Is there a way to be forgiving to both of them?
Sounds like this isn't hypothetical. What is right? You already know. Start with the safety of your former spouse. Joseph cared for his brothers. He didn't let them go hungry.
@@toddcote4904 It's just good to hear an unbiased source confirm. I still have to watch my motives and make sure that if the time comes to rescue her, to not do it with any malice against him.
@@sethlester1659 If the guy is physically abusive, encourage your former spouse to call the police. You don't have to play hero and end up incarcerated over him. View her as a sister in the Lord, or if she's not a Christian, as a neighbor of whom Jesus said we ought to love. If he was the guy who "stole" your wife and she cheated on you with him, I realize helping either them will rub your flesh nature the wrong way. But that's the point of being a Christian. Jesus said we will be forgiven according to the standard of forgiveness we give others. However, that doesn't mean we overlook sinful or criminal behavior. The authorities are given to men, by God, to uphold morals and bring law breakers to justice. Rom 13:4 - For he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.
@@toddcote4904 Well he hasn't yet been "too" physically abusive, so she's still wanting to make things work and I'm hoping that he can become a decent husband for her, but with violence escalating at pets I have my fear about things turning to her direction.
Praise YAHWEH YHWH YESHUA HaMASHIACH FOR HIS WORD, HIS WORK, & OUR JOB, ALL DUTIES TO BUILD THE KINGDOM OF YHWH!!! SHALOM SHALOM, BROTHERS, MOTHERS, SISTERS, AND UNBELIEVERS!!!!! Matthew 23:9 KJV - And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. I pressed play on a upload, started to leave a comment and that was about an hour ago. The FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT HAVE ME HELD HOSTAGE THESE DAYS AND I LOVE IT!!!! TWICE IN A ROW ONE NIGHT AFTER THE OTHER I'M ON MY BIKE ( BICYCLE ) TRYING TO PICK UP A PIZZA PIE WHOM IS CUT IN 4 SLICES & WELL DONE, SOME FETTUCCINE ALFREDO WELL DONE, GARDEN SALAD WITH RANCH ( GOOD RANCH AT THAT) GARLIC BREAD AND 2-LITTER SODA ( IT'S BEEN DR.PEPPER TWICE, TONIGHT YAH WILLING I'LL PICKUP SOME 7UP OR SQUIRT!!!! anyways ) BRING THAT PARTY FOR ONE, AND TWICE YAH PLACES ME TO MINISTER TO THOSE PASSING ME, PRAYER, PRAISES, PROCLAIMING, READING, REPENTING, SUBMITTING, AND REJOICING WITH A SLICE AND A WORD. ITS BEEN HYSTERICAL TO SEE, HEAR, AND GET YELLED AT JUST FOR A SIMPLE YESHUA HaMASHIACH DIED FOR OUR SINS OR YAH BLESS. ITS SAD TO SEE THOSE THAT MOCK A PERSON IN THEIR OWN CITY FROM THEIR OWN CITY, TRYING TO MAKE THE CITY SAFER BY BEING OUT THERE SPEAKING THE WORD OF YAH WITH PRAYERS TO AND FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO HEAR AND NOT WANT TO HEAR ALIKE. YAH ONLY KNOWS OUR HEARTS AND I CRY FOR THOSE THAT WILL DIE UNWILLING TO SEEK SALVATION THROUGH YESHUA HaMASHIACH. ( I'M NOT A CRIER BY NATURE, YET YESHUA HAS OPENED MY SPIRIT. I ASKED HIM AND HIM ALONE FOR SALVATION, WISDOM, STRENGTH, WORDS, CONFIDENCE, PRIDE IN HIM, COURAGE TO SPEAK TO OTHERS FEELING UNWORTHY TO DO SO, PROTECTION AGAINST THE ENEMY'S TEMPTATIONS, FIREY DARTS, NOT SO FIREY DARTS, ACCUSATIONS, DECEPTIONS AND LIES. IF YOUR HAVE NOT THOUGHT ABOUT THE ARMOR OF YAH, THEN YOU ARE OUT HERE IN THIS WAR WITH NO ARMOR, GLORY TO THE MOST HIGH!!! OK, SO, SHOW OF HAND EMOJICONS IN THE REPLIES, LET'S NOT BE TIMID OF SAYING I DO NOT OR I DO NOT KNOW. ITS MORE SHAMEFUL TO BE A FOOL WITH A HEAD FULL OF QUESTIONS AND A SHUT MOUTH, THAN A MANAGER WHOM HAS HEARD EVEY QUESTION, CAUSE HE ASKED EVERY QUESTION. HOW MAY OF YOU DO NOT, HAVE NOT, OR HEARD NOT, OF THE ARMOR OF GOD? I'VE SPOKE TO A LOT OF FOLKS THE PAST TWO SHABBATS, GLORY TO THE MOST HIGH!!!! AMONG MANY, MANY LESSONS IT HAS SHOWN ME IF I WAS OUT HERE UNRIGHTEOUSLY TRYING TO SERVE YHWH IN HOW EVER HE ALLOWS ME, I WOULD BE LOST AND DEAD. THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS I'VE NEVER BEEN. YAHS TIMING, IS PERFECT, I OPENED THE BLUE LETTER BIBLE APP AND IT OPENS TO JOHN CHAPTER 3. THE MINISTRY I RECEIVED FROM YHWH, IS CALLED PIER 3 MINISTRY. I JUST WAS TOLD FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT ABOUT THE CONNECTION WITH THE 3's. WELL HERE WE GO AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I COME BACK, EXCEPT I NEVER KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE AND I TEND TO FORGET THE OVEN IS ON,...AHHH NO I MEAN THE OVEN WAS LEFT ON!!!! Just Kidding John 3:1-36 KJV - 1) There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2) The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 3) Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4) Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5)Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6) That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7) Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8) The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 9) Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 10) Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? 11) Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. 12) If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 13) And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. 14) And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15) That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17) For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19) And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20) For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21) But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 22) After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 24) For John was not yet cast into prison. 25) Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. 26) And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. 27) John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. 28) Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 29) He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. 30) He must increase, but I must decrease. 31) He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. 32) And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. 33) He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. 34) For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. 35)The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. 36) He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. Shalom Shalom Amein
yk what if their ways arent harmful to you like domestic abuseor cheating etc i would challenge this and say actually its not okay and in that time where the Lord will really prove you yk? and youll grow so much , cos the Lord commanded us to turn the other cheek? How many times do we comtinue to sin even after true repentance and faith? How much does He forgive us , Its not easy , and discernment in the situation is deffo necessary but yeah you have to continue to Love them even as theyre your enemy
I would say yes - the Bible tells us not to be yoked with unbelievers which is not just marriage . We have to sometimes keep our distance from the lost because they will use their sinful lives to bring chaos and stress into our lives .
Voddie says at 38 mins, Another myth....that forgiveness and restoration are linked together, there is a difference between forgiveness and restoration or forgiveness and reconciliation. I can forgive you, and you don't even have to know about it, but we can't reconcile unless it's a 2 way street. This is important and this is where a lot of people get hung up, There's a difference between the 2 I can forgive you and we still don't need to reconcile, you can still be a wretch and I forgive you. That means I'm not going to punish you. In order to reconcile we're going to have to work together....... a great example is the marriage that has experienced infidelity, this needs forgiveness, I'm not going to punish you but we are gonna need to work awhile toward reconciliation. The parent who was abusive, we can forgive, but we need to work toward the reconciliation. The most common question I get asked about forgiveness is this problem of reconciliation. there's more, but that explains it. I believe it's madness to walk back into the same situation without working the problems out, nothing will have changed without true forgiveness, which is the starting point. The rest really needs hard work and desiring a relationship with the person, and forgetting our pride for reconciliation to work.
I hated my dad. When I got saved and read in 1st John that if we say we
love God but hate our brother, we are a liar and the truth is not in
us. So, I started "acting" in love towards my dad. I specifically
remember one evening I made him a cup of coffee and before bringing it
to him I prayed: "Jesus, I hate my dad. But you love him. So, would
you show him your love through this cup of coffee?" Three years I acted
in love towards him all the while feeling hate. One morning I woke up,
the hate was gone, and my heart was filled with love. We had 15 years
together after that, and the last week of his life he accepted Jesus as
his Savior. My father never repented of his abuse. The words "I'm
sorry" never came from his lips. In fact, I never said the words, "I
forgive you." But clearly, in my heart I had.
Me to I wanted to kill him. But since a year ive changed I pray for him to be saved from his sins.
Praise God! 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for sharing
#Tears Powerful #Testimony, Thank you for sharing! #HALLELUJAH! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
This is unfortunately so relatable (the unforgiveness part) I pray that I get to the forgiving point soon. Thank you for sharing.
Every time I think I have begun to understand sin, Voddie shows me I have much more to learn...much more. What a gift from God Voddie is to us all.
Voddie is opening my eyes to so many things. He has such good sermons, and he speaks with such passion, such truth. I can't get enough. Praise the Lord for sending me a pastor who teaches the Christian gospel and so much more!
I truly appreciate this guy..
I second that😳🤦♀️🙏🏻 wow I needed this so badly for sooooo long and finally it’s here.
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I'm tired of living with unforgiveness and bitterness. I surrender all my hurt and traumas to you, oh Lord❤
Yessss, Amen 🙏 ❤
I say, "OUCH!!" And I praise God for using Dr. Voddie Baucham to reveal the truth to me. AMEN!!
This made me realize I never forgave anyone . I now understand!
Forgiveness is HARD. Glory to God for being so good.
If we hold hate toward another person it hurts us not them. They couldn't care less but it will destroy you. God knows that and that's why I believe he tells us we have to forgive.
I played this like 2 times to hear it again. He was spot on about the guilt for the victims. Man, I cried so much fighting with my flesh and trying to argue with God and wanting a reason not to do it. Finally got to being scared of exposing myself to danger and distrust that God will cover me and that was enough to look at myself and my promise to God. Pastor Bachman has convicted me so much lately. I finally understood why I had to forgive. Anything for God.
When it comes to forgiveness there's always going to be certain situations where the person (s) you forgive will hate you & try & destroy you even if they are related or within your circle of people. I am related to a certain slanderous, jezabele spirted person that I avoid like the plague, every time I would offer an olive branch I would get bit & bitterly regret it. I know Jesus didn't hang out with the vermin that was out to ridicule & destroy him! There are a few certain people in my life that I must avoid because of their intentions towards me.
So profound sermon, I spend most my life with envy, anger, unforgiveness, grudges until one day I let it all go away, I thank God for good preachers like Pastor Voddie who teaches the truth nothing but the truth...
Dearest Voddie, i sure wish you'd stop pointing out my short comings. But i am SO glad i've been lead to you!! 🥰🙏
Same here, listening to this feels like a slap on my face. so glad I am here.
Amen
@Sherry Hudson
You probably said OUch instead of amen
We are blessed in Zambia, Voddie is ministering to us as Dean in the School of Divinity at the African Christian University here in Lusaka, Zambia(Africa)🙏🙏🙏🙏
Right I love and hate it all at the same time!
I've got some calls to make. Thank you, Brother Voddie! You are a light shining on God's Word. Thank you.
I just listened to John Macarthur where his message was on the same thing of Forgiveness. His message was 5 years ago and Voddie Baucham was 9 years ago I know God has everything to do with me in listening to both of these WONDERFUL PASTORS. For all my hurt was done by FAMILY Members.✝️🙏🏾v
This is a generous gift from God to me. One that I didn't know I was in desperate need of.. ... 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Lord I pray that you'll
Continue to lead guide and direct me in the pathway of Righteousness in Jesus name amen.
God bless you for sharing.
PS
For everyone of us who acknowledges that we needed This... Let's pray one for another
Also PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL WHO THINKS THEY DON'T 🙏🏾🛐🙏🏾
Shalom
The BEST sermon I’ve ever heard on Forgiveness! Thank you Pastor 🙏🙏🙏
I have been in my sanctification for only three years, and I first saw Mr. Baucham at a religious program for Vetrans and first responders (Mighty Oaks warrior program) I watched. Why I believe the Bible and it is so powerful. Thank you, Sir, and God bless
This is the most precious, most priceless, most profound of all messages on forgiveness. I cannot even express the power in this one message. If you don’t watch any other message, watch this one. Nothing touches this message, it is from God.
A great message on forgiveness.
Only by God's grace can we see how sinful we are. And yet He died for us, demonstrating His love upon His people, setting the example of love and forgiveness.
He loved His enemies, while they were His enemies, so that the riches of His grace may be known.
Jesus said you will know my disciples by the love that they have.
Jesus admonishes us to not just love those that love us back, for even the unbelievers do that. Therefore love your enemies and do good to those who persecute you.
This truly is impossible from ourselves. We can only do it, by looking at ourselves as Christ's enemies and the love and forgiveness that He extended to us. We will only love through forgiveness as much as we realize how much we've been loved through His forgiveness.
Well said.
God also blessed me with reconciliation with my mum before her death. She had never given me a compliment or even liked me, yet at the end she did, and she changed completely toward me. Praise my Heavenly Father who made that possible, I understood how much I am truly loved by my Father and that He truly cares about me that He gave me closure on what had always been a rocky relationship. I treasure that He also gave me the desire of my heart in this.
I pray millions see the sermon. Thank you brother. ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏
Oh wow, so beautiful. 😭 Lord, forgive me and have mercy on me.
This man speaks the truth. He is passionate about our savior Jesus and the most high. He really gets me thinking about everything in a different manner. To really process what forgiveness is, is much deeper than what I previously believed. He breaks it down
Ouch. I NEEDED THIS.
GOD IS SO GOOD TO BRING THIS TO ME EXACTLY WHEN HE KNEW I NEEDED IT.
PRAISE YOU JESUS.
Thank you for sharing the story of Joseph to everyone. I have struggled with forgiveness, forgiving others who has stolen from me, hurt me, took advantage of me, and struggled most forgiving my self for doing the same as revenge and for keeping the anger for so long. When I decided becoming a true Christian, not just by name, forgiveness became very meaningful for me. And the story of Joseph is one that I always look up to besides Jesus paying for all our sins. Rejection is probably one of the most painful emotion and forgiveness is probably one of the hardest thing to do. If God can forgive us for our countless sins, who are we to not forgive others? There are others scriptures in the bible that mentions about forgiveness, another one is the the Parable of an unforgiving servant in Matthew 18. Forgiving can be hard indeed, but if you do not forgive as Pastor Voodie mentioned, it is your greatest sin then. This is one of one I am focusing in life today, sharing my testimony on how I have overcome the thought of revenge and choosing to forgive. Yes it is hard, but once you learn to let go, you take the weight of burden off you, and then comes peace.
Hey sister, no where in the Bible does it command us to forgive ourselves-only verses saying to forgive others. The correct term would be accepting God’s forgiveness.
This message was tailored for me. I just want to say thank you. I have been practicing unforgiveness for so long, I couldn’t even tell it was stagnating me. I claim to forgive, and pay bills and all for the people that hurt me, but deep in my heart of hearts, I still carry the bitterness. Today I choose to let it all go and hand over to God. I choose to allow the Holy Spirit to take over my grudging heart. I choose to let go of all the unjust treatment and let God purify my heart. I ask for healing and a renewed spirit. I pray for God to send healing to all who have been hurt by my actions and pray that God will give them comfort, in the blessed name of our Lord Jesus Christ. ❤️
Perhaps stop paying bills, because of your bitterness they are using you and you cannot confront them to take care of themselves.
Forgive your parents too that is where bitterness starts from.
Even more start forgiving for small things in your life, meaning say it directly.
I've heard this now 4 times never gets old.
How he explains the lineage from Abraham to Joseph being held captive for over two decade just to preserve Judah's life (who is the promised seed...), makes me stamp my desk... this is beautiful. God bless and keep your entire family sire Baucham.
I'm confused because I forgive people I don't hold grudges I don't look back I don't throw it in their faces but if you're only adding strife and negativity I will not expose myself to that constantly.... I don't see how sacrificing my sanity and my peace at the expense of somebody else's misery is unforgiveness... misery loves company and I refuse to ring its doorbell. As much as I love this man of God I cannot help but think Psalms 1:1
The Son of Our Living God said to forgive 7 × 70 times and also drew a line in the sand. Don't to be a doormat for evil. You can forgive someone and pray for someone without them even being in your life.
YEP. My dad went to prison for CSA (though he was physically A-sive, too) and my mother could give Joan Crawford a run for her money. I forgave my dad MUCH easier than I could/can my mother. (I'm working on it...) It is NOT SAFE to have either of them around my children. God gives us the gift of discernment. I'm using it.
God gave me forgiveness and love. I thank Him everyday.
I did all I could for my son bought a house to get him and the family “out the hood” read the word OF OUR CREATOR TO HIM PRAYED AND STILL DO IN JESUS MESSIAH HOLY NAME. MY FAMILY ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR HIM. AND STILL HE CHOSE SIN EVIL SINS… MAY OUR CREATOR GUIDE US ALL. AMEN.
Thank you for helping me allow Holy Spirit to soften my heart again.
Wow this is so accurate! He described me to a tee! I was the unforgiving man and went through all of these feelings and bitterness until God broke me and showed me my sin
How did god show you your sin?
This made me cry God is so good
True forgiveness takes time . joseph wanted his brothers to feel some greif at first. His heart began to understand Gods plan and it took forgiveness to comeplete what God gave as a example to all mankind .
28:24 - 30:33, absolutely shook me too my core. Gods word and truth really is sharper than a two-edged sword piercing our very soul. Wow…… This is me and I’m ashamed of it but I’m grateful that I watched this video that the Lord may reveal my sin to me to sanctify me in His Son just Christ through the Holy Spirit. Praise God for His grace and mercy. I needed to hear this, thank you Voddie, thank you.
I was thinking and praying about forgiveness today and this video came up. What came to my heart was "Vengeance is His". 🇺🇲🙏♥️
Dangit Voddie! NOW I gotta forgive my SISTER? And even VISIT her? Yeah.. NOW I know too much and it's YOUR fault! 😁💖🙏
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Suzie, It seems like you have to!😆😅😀😭
"....the poisonous venom of unforgivenous.".
A dangerous thing.
Thank you, God.
Thank you, Rev Bauchum.
A message that is vital.
J W
This is such an amazing message. One that every human on the planet needs to hea not just believers. When I struggle with the issue of forgiveness I'm gonna revisit this message!!
The most difficult part for me is when we forgive for hurts and offenses, but the person never changes.
Not only do they hurt and offend but they just keep doing it and are never sorry. In fact, they don't even seem to be aware of their sin because nobody can tell them without there being a blow up. And when they are told, they deny and excuse and justify and counter attack and accuse and make war over it.
Vodie says you can forgive but be cautious. How can you be cautious if that involves some degree of distance? In other words, it's the juxtaposition between saying "they are forgiven" and "I don't want to be around them much because they keep hurting me."
But if you don't want to be around them, people say you're unforgiving!
I don't understand that. I want to forgive, even to forget, but why must I continually put myself in danger again and again and again?
How do you be "cautious" without the caution looking like unforgiveness?
How do you be cautious when the person uses your caution against you? "See, you won't do X, you're not being forgiving!" It's manipulation pure and simple.
It's like they're are saying "haha, you have to be forgiving, so I can do what I want to you and don't even have to be sorry about it! And if you try to stay away from me, I'll accuse you of refusing forgiveness and reconciliation." And if course THEY can say they forgive their victims, and want reconciliation with their victims, if course they do, it means nothing to them. If course they want you back in their life so they can beat you up some more. But if you try to rub away to then you are accused of unforgiveness and sin.
Vodie says there is some difference between reconciliation and forgiveness, but I've been taught they are the same. How can you have one without the other?
You can't say you're reconciled properly if there hasn't been forgiveness, and what would it mean to forgive someone if there isn't reconciliation? Because that would just mean you're punishing them by distancing or withholding in some way right?
We can't say "you are forgiven, BUT, you have to change now and be different". That isn't forgiveness, that's a contract. "You can be forgiven as long as you change!"
So then, what can you do to forgive and reconcile when the other person just keeps harming you? We're being told you can't change them or tell them what to do because that's "forgiveness on my terms". But we can't stay away from them because that's punishing them and isn't forgiveness.
It's really frustrating, like are we not allowed to have some standards about how we want to be treated? To tell them they are wrong? Because telling them they are wrong is just asking for a fight, which makes it look like we're not forgiving because we're demanding they change, etc etc. It's very toxic and manipulative and there is no way out because we're being told "no no you can't just leave them because that's not reconciliation, that's punishment!" Gaa!
Litterally, all we want to do is stay away from a nasty personality, why is that wrong?
Absolutely agree.
The narrow way....I have never learned at least not from any preacher either I encounter online or in real life what forgiveness is. All I learnt is revenge with curses during my life as a young Christian neither did I learn from a veteran preacher who loves to threaten though he did not know the truth. I did not learn it from my shepherds, church leaders or pastors or classmates either believers or not. I do not see any differences between believers or non and no matter what denomination they are in. I learnt it from the Bible, God's words and one or 2 books I read and in real life from my own parents and some siblings. Also, never have I heard forgiveness being preached even once in the churches I attended. Now I learn the difference between restoration n forgiveness. Sometimes, we just forgive n do not want to expose certain people in our life for certain reasons. Some cases are easy, others are not.
Best Forgiveness message ever! God is so past finding out...His mercies ARE NEW EVERY MORNING! Thank you Pastor V!
This message makes you see you and equips you to properly assess and realign. THANK YOU LORDand thank you Sir for the reaching!
@41:36 mark when Mr Baucham says “... that’s why there is an emphasis on the 70x7”: There is a reason why Jesus said that to Peter. It is a reference to the verse in Daniel:
“ Seventy sevens are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.”
Daniel 9:24 ESV
At the end of the Seventy sevens or 490 years (of which 483 of the years have been completed). The L-RD will our an end to transgressions as stated in the Daniel passage stated above.. which will be the end of the age (when we finish those last seven years)
So essentially what Jesus was saying to Peter is “ I want you to forgive until the end of the age when I will end all transgressions (which is Seventy sevens that Daniel prophesied)”
The Word of G-D is so BEAUTIFUL and complete with every word written and spoken!
Atarah Chomah What timespan did the 483 yrs take place
@@SlaveofChrist_ I was talking about the total of 70 weeks to put an end to transgression and how it relates to what Yeshua said to Peter.
You want to bring in eschatology. So let’s cut to the chase, what is your point?
@@atarahchomah1463 Yes, it is beautiful. 🥲
God Bless Texas. Best place in the world
Im struggling about forgiveness now because of situations that i have been, but this preaching helping me to overcome myself to forgive, not for them but for own peace. 🙏🥺
Thank you Voddie. Your teachings are inspirational. God bless you and your family.
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1:39 Love for The Bible: all of it
5:23 Single Teenage Buddhist Mother
1 Redemptive Story
1 Redemptive Thread
“I don’t write the Mail, I just deliver it.”
6:40 Genesis 45 - A Picture of Forgiveness, profoundly written.
8:08 Joseph sold into slavery
10:16 Pharoah & Jacob
12:50 “make everyone go out for me! I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?”
14:33 God sent me before you to preserve life
17:34 Forgiveness
Expunging The Debt
19:50 Making someone pay is not forgiveness
22:35 When you don’t forgive
• Failing to forgive is Sin, disobedience
Forgive the unbeliever, because God’s will will be done. Don’t deny God.
I'm a lover of truth : Looking forward too Biblical KJV scripture and passages . Blessings Doc. :
This story of Joseph is one of my favorites..
Amen, great sermon Mr. Baucham.! Prayers for my siblings & I to learn to reconcile cuz I forgave all. Praise God
Dear Voddie, I very much want a church home where I receive the kind of conviction and instruction that I receive with each one of your sermons. I have found no such place and the place that my son and his family worship seems to be light years away from ever attaining the kind of fire and fervor for Christ that you exhibit. I thank God that I have you to feed me and educate me in the Bible until such time that I can find a church body that can give me that same thing. I pray the Lord's blessings upon you your family and every Church to whom you bring the message. Love in Christ.....
I had to watch it twice. Forwarding to my circles. I am not worshipping the minister but this made me cry the way he delivered the same message I've read. YHWH BLESS!
47:44
My tears 😢😢😢 just keep flowing..
I thank God for Mr Voddie.
His sermon are ALWAYS powerful.
Bless him and his family , God Almighty..
I love this man of GOD!😭💕
Me too! 🙏💖
Thanks Pastor, Your sermons are so needed. Thanks.🍃🌷🍃
Forgiveness is Yahs Liberty
Praise Him in the Mighty Name of Yeshua Amen 🙏 AMEN 🙏 AMEN 🙏
oh my goodness!!! this man, right here!!!!! is this the 2nd John the Baptist?? maybe not! but he sure does preach the truth like Christ himself would. thank God for men like this!!!! false teachers will be held accountable. this man will recieve his reward. praise be to God
Thank you Lord for Your forgiveness Change our heart Lord through your Holy Spirt so we may Forgive others.
“For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”
Matthew 6:14-15 NIV
Wow! 🙌🏽
Thank you Jesus for this teacher . This was pivotal to my understanding how to love my fellow man. Amen 🙏.
Powerful teaching and conviction, amen!!
I need to ask for prayer for my two grandsons. Jasiah and Tino that then come to forgive there mother’s for what then say then have done to them. 🙏🙏 than you very much
The examples of unbelief are so revealed..... OUCH!!!!!!
I can easily forgive ppl that do me wrong but not when they hurt people I love . It's much harder
Thank you for this lesson and gift.
Fantastic and timely message! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I needed to hear this here Glory to God
I needed to hear this , thank you
I can forgive, but stay away from abusive behavior. If the person doesn’t want to get help and work together, there has to be distance between them. I have no hate or resentment, I wish them well, but there has to be boundaries.
This guys mic hits the floor every 2 seconds
I am confused by the iPAD anology. If I forgive them for breaking it, yet accept a replacement from them if they're financially able, how is that unforgiveness. It's like someone damaging my vehicle and denying their offer to fix it by cash, or through their insurance. I can forgive and still expect/receive accountability and responsibility. However this is an excellent message. I just got a little confused.
Thank You Lord!
There were two thieves dying on crosses next to Jesus. One repented and received forgiveness. One did not repent and did not receive forgiveness. Forgiveness requires Repentance.
for God to forgive man, yes.. repentance is required. For man to forgive other man, no, repentance is not required, you simply do it. we are commanded to.
Well this cut me to the core #thankyouGod
Amazing and Powerfully true.
Hi ,so glad I dumped into your videos,I wish l had known your ministry years back,God has truly blessed us with your ministry,May He bless you and your family with many more years so you can keep opening our eyes,l am blessed to have seen your videos,you are now my church,l have been praying GOD to guide me to a true body of Christ where His presence dwells,Stay blessed we love you , l am from South Africa and God loves you more
That is how I found him-and thankfully I did
I don’t know how to.I’m trying I Don’t want to carry this on my heart. I need to forgive my husband he has been continuously either cheating ,drinking , smoking. This last betrayal was the worst. I want to forgive him so I can leave this relationship. I cannot carry this burden when I leave. I been listening to scripture & praying. please tell me what I’m doing wrong.I want peace with all this pain.I’m trying and don’t know how to get it!
Amen !!
powerful message of truth and grace.
Great ,,love Brother Voddie
Oops Voddie
If you can't say Amen say Ouch
Voddie Baucham, you really challenged me 🙆
I also believe counseling is very important to the injured person. In addition, what happens when the other person does not want restoration? I guess and long as we know we have forgiven then, that's all we can do. I would love some feedback. God Blessings.
Look on Sermon Audio for a guy named Dr. Greg Mazek. He did a wonderful sermon called "Forgiving the Unrepentant". It's a great follow up to Voddie's sermon on forgiveness.
@@erikgallagher3395 Thanks for that!
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Luke 17:3 clearly states, ". . and If he repents, forgive him..." That verse is not a "myth" it's biblical. A lot of ministers avoid this part of the verse that requires the person to repent (Luke 17:4 KJV) "And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him."From this verse we see, God requires the person to repent before forgiveness for a reason. Some people are too proud to repent, but they're supposed to do it, and then we forgive. Both sides have a responsibility according to this scripture.
Wow
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Thank You🥲
What version of the Bible, does Voddie preach from? Not NIV, but, which Version?
As a species, if humans were able to feel unconditional love towards all other humans, it would not be possible to worship an image of a judge-mental god.
OUCH
What if its a defaulted loan betrail and just neither payed anything back and a theft? One a a VERY LARGE amount and the other 2 both over 5k. 1st 2 people not in my life anymore and the theft is unknown but only can be someone I know. Appreciate some genuine wisdom and guidance. If it’s still a question I probably haven’t forgave yet huh? Thanks
There are a lot of people who do dirt and some get away with it and leave. others to bare the sorrows. I thank God that I do not deal with certain heathen people.
How do you deal with persistent manipulative people who take advantage of your kindness and even rub it in your face that you are a christian so you should forgive then they go ahead and purposely offend you over and over.
I think we really need to evaluate forgiveness. There is a lot of emotional blackmail by the church dealing with the hurt and pain. There is a fine line between forgiveness and self respect.
There are 2 principals that need discernment for direction.
1) Turn the other cheek, bless those that persecute you, and pray for those that abuse you. However, self defense is not sinful, nor is getting the authorities involved if it warrants it.
2) If you see a brother in sin, go to them and confront them. If they will not hear you, take 1 or 2 others with you. If they still won't listen tell the church. Lastly, if they still won't repent, then let them remain in their sin. They aren't saved and need to hear the gospel.
Simple. Forgiving someone doesn't require you to keep them in your life if they're toxic to you. The teaching here is that you should seek reconciliation with people as much as possible. If it isn't possible for any number of reasons, then it's important that you forgive them. While reconciliation requires forgiveness, forgiveness doesn't require reconciliation.
@@engmed4400 Thank you for sharing this. Doing a screen shot lol Sometimes, walking in love can be confusing, especially when you just want to honor and please the Lord in everything.
@@sandyp5123 thank you. As always, turn to the Lord and His Word. It is there that you will always find your answers, whether you like them or not. In this case, logic and reason dictate that we only risk our lives and livelihoods for two instances: for the sake of the Lord and to come to the defense of self and others (to include neighbor, self, community, and nation).
Neither of these includes keeping toxic people on our lives. I've certainly removed quite a few detrimental people from my life, and I know that I wasn't being unforgiving in the process. I just needed to recognize that these were people who were there to hinder my continuing walk with the Lord, and take the steps necessary to either bring them in line with the Lord, or let them continue on their own walk.
I'm glad you found what I said edifying. May the Lord bless you through the study of His Word, and through your walk with Him. Have a blessed night.
If someone has a spouse that leaves them for another, and that new husband ends up being abusive and dangerous, is it forgiveness towards the abusive husband to leave the unfaithful wife in his abusive hands, or is it forgiveness towards the wife to free her from her abusive husband? If she's left with him she suffers, but if she is saved, then her new husband feels betrayed. Is there a way to be forgiving to both of them?
Sounds like this isn't hypothetical. What is right? You already know. Start with the safety of your former spouse.
Joseph cared for his brothers. He didn't let them go hungry.
@@toddcote4904 It's just good to hear an unbiased source confirm. I still have to watch my motives and make sure that if the time comes to rescue her, to not do it with any malice against him.
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If the guy is physically abusive, encourage your former spouse to call the police. You don't have to play hero and end up incarcerated over him. View her as a sister in the Lord, or if she's not a Christian, as a neighbor of whom Jesus said we ought to love.
If he was the guy who "stole" your wife and she cheated on you with him, I realize helping either them will rub your flesh nature the wrong way. But that's the point of being a Christian. Jesus said we will be forgiven according to the standard of forgiveness we give others. However, that doesn't mean we overlook sinful or criminal behavior. The authorities are given to men, by God, to uphold morals and bring law breakers to justice.
Rom 13:4 - For he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.
@@toddcote4904 Well he hasn't yet been "too" physically abusive, so she's still wanting to make things work and I'm hoping that he can become a decent husband for her, but with violence escalating at pets I have my fear about things turning to her direction.
Praise YAHWEH YHWH YESHUA HaMASHIACH FOR HIS WORD, HIS WORK, & OUR JOB, ALL DUTIES TO BUILD THE KINGDOM OF YHWH!!!
SHALOM SHALOM,
BROTHERS, MOTHERS, SISTERS, AND UNBELIEVERS!!!!!
Matthew 23:9 KJV - And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
I pressed play on a upload, started to leave a comment and that was about an hour ago. The FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT HAVE ME HELD HOSTAGE THESE DAYS AND I LOVE IT!!!!
TWICE IN A ROW ONE NIGHT AFTER THE OTHER I'M ON MY BIKE ( BICYCLE ) TRYING TO PICK UP A PIZZA PIE WHOM IS CUT IN 4 SLICES & WELL DONE, SOME FETTUCCINE ALFREDO WELL DONE, GARDEN SALAD WITH RANCH ( GOOD RANCH AT THAT) GARLIC BREAD AND 2-LITTER SODA ( IT'S BEEN DR.PEPPER TWICE, TONIGHT YAH WILLING I'LL PICKUP SOME 7UP OR SQUIRT!!!! anyways ) BRING THAT PARTY FOR ONE, AND TWICE YAH PLACES ME TO MINISTER TO THOSE PASSING ME, PRAYER, PRAISES, PROCLAIMING, READING, REPENTING, SUBMITTING, AND REJOICING WITH A SLICE AND A WORD.
ITS BEEN HYSTERICAL TO SEE, HEAR, AND GET YELLED AT JUST FOR A SIMPLE YESHUA HaMASHIACH DIED FOR OUR SINS OR YAH BLESS.
ITS SAD TO SEE THOSE THAT MOCK A PERSON IN THEIR OWN CITY FROM THEIR OWN CITY, TRYING TO MAKE THE CITY SAFER BY BEING OUT THERE SPEAKING THE WORD OF YAH WITH PRAYERS TO AND FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO HEAR AND NOT WANT TO HEAR ALIKE.
YAH ONLY KNOWS OUR HEARTS AND I CRY FOR THOSE THAT WILL DIE UNWILLING TO SEEK SALVATION THROUGH YESHUA HaMASHIACH.
( I'M NOT A CRIER BY NATURE, YET YESHUA HAS OPENED MY SPIRIT. I ASKED HIM AND HIM ALONE FOR SALVATION, WISDOM, STRENGTH, WORDS, CONFIDENCE, PRIDE IN HIM, COURAGE TO SPEAK TO OTHERS FEELING UNWORTHY TO DO SO, PROTECTION AGAINST THE ENEMY'S TEMPTATIONS, FIREY DARTS, NOT SO FIREY DARTS, ACCUSATIONS, DECEPTIONS AND LIES.
IF YOUR HAVE NOT THOUGHT ABOUT THE ARMOR OF YAH, THEN YOU ARE OUT HERE IN THIS WAR WITH NO ARMOR, GLORY TO THE MOST HIGH!!! OK, SO, SHOW OF HAND EMOJICONS IN THE REPLIES, LET'S NOT BE TIMID OF SAYING I DO NOT OR I DO NOT KNOW.
ITS MORE SHAMEFUL TO BE A FOOL WITH A HEAD FULL OF QUESTIONS AND A SHUT MOUTH, THAN A MANAGER WHOM HAS HEARD EVEY QUESTION, CAUSE HE ASKED EVERY QUESTION.
HOW MAY OF YOU DO NOT, HAVE NOT, OR HEARD NOT, OF
THE ARMOR OF GOD?
I'VE SPOKE TO A LOT OF FOLKS THE PAST TWO SHABBATS, GLORY TO THE MOST HIGH!!!!
AMONG MANY, MANY LESSONS IT HAS SHOWN ME IF I WAS OUT HERE UNRIGHTEOUSLY TRYING TO SERVE YHWH IN HOW EVER HE ALLOWS ME, I WOULD BE LOST AND DEAD. THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS I'VE NEVER BEEN.
YAHS TIMING, IS PERFECT, I OPENED THE BLUE LETTER BIBLE APP AND IT OPENS TO JOHN CHAPTER 3.
THE MINISTRY I RECEIVED FROM YHWH, IS CALLED
PIER 3 MINISTRY.
I JUST WAS TOLD FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT ABOUT THE CONNECTION WITH THE 3's.
WELL HERE WE GO AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I COME BACK, EXCEPT I NEVER KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE AND I TEND TO FORGET THE OVEN IS ON,...AHHH NO I MEAN THE OVEN WAS LEFT ON!!!!
Just Kidding
John 3:1-36 KJV -
1) There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2) The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
3) Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4) Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5)Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6) That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7) Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8) The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 9) Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10) Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
11) Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12) If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13) And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. 14) And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15) That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17) For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19) And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20) For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21) But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 22) After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
23And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
24) For John was not yet cast into prison.
25) Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
26) And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
27) John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28) Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29) He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
30) He must increase, but I must decrease.
31) He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
32) And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
33) He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
34) For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. 35)The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
36) He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and
he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Shalom Shalom
Amein
Voddie doesn't address the fact that Joseph tested the character of his brothers before offering forgiveness to them.
So would be OK to say not wanting to be around that person anymore even after you have forgiven because they haven't changed their ways?
Cher Charles yes, as long as you are not doing it in a way of "getting back at them"
yk what if their ways arent harmful to you like domestic abuseor cheating etc i would challenge this and say actually its not okay and in that time where the Lord will really prove you yk? and youll grow so much , cos the Lord commanded us to turn the other cheek? How many times do we comtinue to sin even after true repentance and faith? How much does He forgive us , Its not easy , and discernment in the situation is deffo necessary but yeah you have to continue to Love them even as theyre your enemy
I would say yes - the Bible tells us not to be yoked with unbelievers which is not just marriage . We have to sometimes keep our distance from the lost because they will use their sinful lives to bring chaos and stress into our lives .
Voddie says at 38 mins, Another myth....that forgiveness and restoration are linked together, there is a difference between forgiveness and restoration or forgiveness and reconciliation. I can forgive you, and you don't even have to know about it, but we can't reconcile unless it's a 2 way street. This is important and this is where a lot of people get hung up, There's a difference between the 2 I can forgive you and we still don't need to reconcile, you can still be a wretch and I forgive you. That means I'm not going to punish you. In order to reconcile we're going to have to work together....... a great example is the marriage that has experienced infidelity, this needs forgiveness, I'm not going to punish you but we are gonna need to work awhile toward reconciliation.
The parent who was abusive, we can forgive, but we need to work toward the reconciliation. The most common question I get asked about forgiveness is this problem of reconciliation.
there's more, but that explains it. I believe it's madness to walk back into the same situation without working the problems out, nothing will have changed without true forgiveness, which is the starting point. The rest really needs hard work and desiring a relationship with the person, and forgetting our pride for reconciliation to work.
@@judithmargret5972 thank you
23:25 ouch