Please forgive me.
Forgive me for holding your sins against you when God doesn’t. (2 Corinthians 5:19)
Forgive me because unlike God I have judged your outside without caring for your inside. (1 Samuel 16:7)
Forgive me for telling you to do as I say and not as I do. (Matthew 23:3)
Forgive me for teaching man is for the Sabbath and not Sabbath for man. (Mark 2:27)
Forgive me for sewing back together the veil that God tore in two. (Mark 15:38, Colossians 2:20-23)
Forgive me for making my denomination the denominator and not the numerator. (1 Corinthians 12:14-27)
Forgive me for controlling you and callings it shepherding my flock. (Matthew 15:9, Colossians 2:22)
Forgive me for exposing your skeletons and not helping bury them. (Galatians 6:1)
Forgive me for gossiping and calling it a prayer requests. (Proverbs 11:13)
Forgive me for esteeming and valuing my opinion and viewpoint above yours. (Philippians 2:3)
Forgive me for making my light shine instead of letting my light shine. (Matthew 5:16)
Forgive me for calling you, our fellow brothers and sisters in the Lord, “sinners saved by grace” instead of saints. (Romans 1:7)
Forgive me for keeping you from taking Communion because you aren’t a member of my church. (Matthew 26:26-28)
Forgive me for elevating the Bible above a relationship with Jesus. (John 5:39)
Forgive me for telling you God doesn’t heal anymore. (1 Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:5)
Forgive me for never asking for forgiveness. (Ephesians 4:32)
Forgive me for asking for honor but never giving it. (Romans 12:10)
Forgive me for not allowing freedom in worship. (Isaiah 29:13)
Forgive me for separating sacred from the secular. (1 Corinthians 10:31)
Forgive me for not being like Jesus and accurately representing Him on earth. (1 John 4:17, 2 Corinthians 5:20)
Forgive me for using you but never giving you the wages due from your labor. (1 Timothy 5:18, Romans 13:7)
Forgive me for highlighting and honoring the seen members and not the unseen. (1 Corinthians 12:22-25)
Forgive me for my desire for titles. (Matthew 23:7-10)
Forgive me for declaring my opinion like it was the word of the Lord. (Colossians 2:22)
Yours truly (and sometimes untruly),
Nice post, thank you. Praying for all the churches. And for all of us, for we are the church.
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You’re welcome. The thing is I have experienced most of these and have been guilty of most of these as well. May the God grants us a true picture of who He is…may we see Jesus as He really is!
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Beautifully said. Amen!!
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thanks for sharing your thoughts and your faith like this, and for following my posts – blogging can be awfully lonely, even if you know for sure God reads them!
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Amen! Thank you!
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Yes, I agree…it can be awfully lonely…..even when we know God is reading!! People are too busy today……..we are a spiritually bankrupt society, I’m afraid…….. O Lord help us with our priorities.
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Let us speak Life into our society and know God isn’t finished with redeeming and setting people free. God is bigger than our current sight and perception.
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What a great list! Thanks for sharing it
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Thanks for the comment!
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Great post. So true that the church has hurt many, me definitely included, but I wouldn’t know Jesus if it wasn’t for visiting a church where Jesus was preached. We Christ followers, as the body of the church, need to make sure we ask forgiveness also for how we wrong others because my hurts at the church has always been by people. 🙂 Thank you so much As He Is So Are We for visiting and following my blog!
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Thanks for the comment! Amen I am truly grateful for the Local and Corporate Church! The list was meant to ask forgiveness for those we have hurt in the local/corporate Church. We need to bring healing to them!
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A very powerful, sad and true post. Thank you. Lord help us to see others through the eyes of Jesus, may Your compassion flow in and through us unto those who are hurting, suffering … I appreciate your follow my blog.
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Thanks for the comment! Amen!
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Reblogged this on Finding Truth Within: Journey To Inner Healing and commented:
Truth!
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Wow my first Reblogger! Thanks for the comment!
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Blessings to you!
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This is done in a very creative way! Good post…
Steve Pejay
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Thank you for the comment!
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It is my pleasure! You enjoy your weekend…
Steve
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