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"Everything is possible for one who believes."  Mark 9:23 "Nothing will be impossible for you."  Matthew 17:20c Jesus consistently responded to faith.   He rewarded belief and rebuked disbelief.   Belief amazed Jesus.  Disbelief angered Jesus. There didn't seem to be an in-between for him.  He seemed to see no reason to doubt or disbelieve him, or God the Father.  No reason at all.  Of course, he's right.  RA Torrey said, "Every act of sin is an act of distrust in God.  Trusting God deprives sin and temptation of all their power.  He who trusts God will do right though the heavens fall." Trusting God is the source of sinless perfection and power.  And why shouldn't we trust God?  He is perfectly good, perfectly powerful, and perfectly wise. It should be the easiest thing in the world for us to do.  And it is something to do, as it is also written, "Faith without works is dead. As the body w...

As Christians, we are forgiven, and we are free.  That's the good news about sin and sinning.  The wrong things that we've done can be forgiven and forgotten as if they never happened.  Ane the wrong things we've done never have to be done again. Because of Jesus, our past can change, and our future can change, if we accept Jesus in the present. The woman caught in adultery is a perfect example. According to the law of Moses, the adulterer and adulteress should be stoned for their adultery.  The Pharisees, Sadducees, and teachers of the law of Moses brought a woman caught in adultery, but not the man, which showed they didn't really care about the law.  Nevertheless, when they brought the adulteress to Jesus, she experienced first hand that He was her Savior from her sin (adultery) and from sinning (committing adultery again.)  Jesus set her free with these words: Woman, I do not condemn you for your adultery, as your adultery deserves according to ...