Spiritual Help

Restoring the Oppressed

Restoring the Oppressed

By Zach Hunter

Materialistic, Lazy. Self-centered. These are all terms that people have used to describe my generation. People who look in from the outside say they see a group of kids who are cynical about the church, disillusioned about their faith, inconsiderate toward each other and disinterested in the hurting in our world. That may be true for some, but let me tell you what I've seen as I've traveled across the country. My generation knows that the world is a very small place. Thanks to the media, we hav
I keep allowing Satan to accuse me. Can you please give me some Scriptures that specifically deal with overcoming this?

I keep allowing Satan to accuse me. Can you please give me some Scriptures that specifically deal with overcoming this?

Matthew

The most important thing you can do to have victory over condemnation and temptation is to focus your attention on your relationship with Christ. As long as you live in this life, you will experience temptations of one sort or another. If you allow them to, they will distract you from the biblical truth that you are a child of God.
I have a Christian friend who stole $800 from his work. There is no way he will give it back because he doesn't want to get in trouble because he'd be looking at jail time. Would it be bad to give it to our church in a donation? It is God's, isn't it? He put it in my friends' hands, even if it was through a bad way. My friend has already asked for forgiveness, but he still doesn't know what to do. He keeps joking about using it. I just don't think he should keep the money because it's very easy to tempt him. Please tell me if you can help.

I have a Christian friend who stole $800 from his work. There is no way he will give it back because he doesn't want to get in trouble because he'd be looking at jail time. Would it be bad to give it to our church in a donation? It is God's, isn't it? He put it in my friends' hands, even if it was through a bad way. My friend has already asked for forgiveness, but he still doesn't know what to do. He keeps joking about using it. I just don't think he should keep the money because it's very easy to tempt him. Please tell me if you can help.

clsman

We understand your concern for your friend and what he should do with the money he stole. First, we want to say that we're glad your friend took the very important step of asking God to forgive him. The Bible teaches that God forgives us when we confess our sins to Him. 1 John 1:9 says, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."