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(From a sermon preached by Helmut Thielicke in the bombed-out city of Stuttgart, 1944)
I have known moments – like everybody else – in which discouragement crept into my heart and I felt utterly stricken. My work in Stuttgart seemed to have gone to pieces; my listeners were scattered to the four winds; the churches lay in rubble and ashes. On one occasion when I was absorbed in these gloomy thoughts, I was looking down into the concrete pit of a cellar which had been shattered by a bomb and in which more than fifty persons had been killed. A woman came up to me and asked whether I was so and so, since she was not sure who I was in the clothes I wore. Then she said, “My husband died down there. His place was right under the hole. The clean-up squad was unable to find a trace of him; all that was left was his cap. We were there the last time you preached in the cathedral church. And here before this pit I want to thank you for preparing him for eternity.”
All of a sudden God had opened a door to His kingdom in the moment of catastrophe and in the midst of the collapse of the personal world of two persons, between that woman and myself…
So God’s kingdom really does come in all secrecy and hiddenness. Is there anything more hidden than a bomb crater which is the grave of so many hopes… so many promises?
But one day the hiddenness will be removed and the wonder of the works of God, the wonder of His dominion will be spread out before the eyes of all. Now God’s rule is hidden beneath the Cross, and only the one who accepts the Cross knows the secret. (What could you do with that bomb crater without the Cross?). But one day it will all be manifest and every knee shall bow… The moment will come when God will be “all in all.” And that moment comes at the end of that hidden and seemingly tortuous road of the Cross where God seems to be nothing at all. This is our comfort in all our confused journeying – that it ends in glory. (Helmut Thielicke)
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What is faith?
Human reason is revolted by the thought that there are two kinds of righteousness, legal and fiduciary, and the two are not complementary. They stand in eternal and deadly opposition so that any striving for virtue ends by crucifying God when he comes to live among us. Divine righteousness destroys the goal of human righteousness through the law, and in its place raises Christ from the dead as its glory and "goal." When the legal scheme is gone, the law ended, and virtuous people are put to death, faith is the only thing that lives by trusting what Christ promises. Dr. Steven Paulson
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Do you trust you what you do or do you trust you heard in the promise?
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Your sin is forgiven for Jesus's sake. It is either this or bust.
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```markdown
# Outline: The Gift of Forgiveness
## Chapter 1: Understanding Sin
### 1.1 Definition of Sin
### 1.2 The Nature of Sin in Christianity
### 1.3 The Consequences of Sin
## Chapter 2: The Need for Forgiveness
### 2.1 The Burden of Guilt
### 2.2 The Impact of Sin on Relationships
### 2.3 The Universal Need for Redemption
## Chapter 3: The Role of Jesus in Forgiveness
### 3.1 Jesus as the Redeemer
### 3.2 The Significance of Christ's Sacrifice
### 3.3 Grace and Mercy: A New Covenant
## Chapter 4: The Assurance of Forgiveness
### 4.1 Biblical Promises of Forgiveness
### 4.2 The Process of Seeking Forgiveness
### 4.3 Trusting in God's Mercy
## Chapter 5: Living in the Light of Forgiveness
### 5.1 Transformative Power of Forgiveness
### 5.2 Forgiving Others: A Christian Mandate
### 5.3 Cultivating a Forgiving Heart
## Chapter 6: The Assurance of Salvation
### 6.1 Assurance Through Faith
### 6.2 The Role of Confession and Repentance
### 6.3 Eternal Security in Christ
## Conclusion: Embracing the Gift of Forgiveness
### 7.1 The Journey of Faith
### 7.2 Spreading the Message of Forgiveness
### 7.3 Living a Life Reflective of God's Grace
```
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Your sins are forgiven for Jesus’s sake.