138 | Can God Really Forgive a Woman Who Had an Affair? Here's What the Gospel Actually Says
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This episode explores the personal implications of forgiveness through the lens of the Gospel, addressing common questions about self-forgiveness and God's love.
🌊 Curious about the Encounter Retreat? Email me RETREAT and let’s chat! (PS- You get 6 months in the Rooted Community for free! 🤭) Can God really forgive me? I know He forgave me, but I don't feel forgiven. Maybe God forgave me, but can I forgive myself? If one of those questions is yours, this episode was made for you. Today I'm stepping away from affair recovery frameworks and going straight to the root: the Gospel. Not the Sunday school version. The personal version where sin has a name, and grace has to be big enough to cover that name or it isn't big enough at all. I share the moment the Gospel got personal for me while crying in a church pew week after week, realizing for the first time that Jesus didn't die for "sin" in the abstract. He died because of my specific, named, documented choices. And what that realization did to everything else. We explore: Romans 5:8- while we were still sinners and why that timing changes everything The three questions women ask most about forgiveness Why refusing to forgive yourself is not love or humility Why God's primary posture toward you is love and protection, not punishment What it means to come home to the Father This is the…
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