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2 Corinthians 2:5-11 (NIV)

Forgiveness for the Sinner
 5If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you, to some extent—not to put it too severely. 6The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient for him. 7Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. 8I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him. 9The reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. 10If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, 11in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

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  • The Bible is God's word to us and it is the ultimate authority by which we live. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:21).
  • God is one God in three Persons - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19).
  • The Lord Jesus Christ is fully God who, as a real man, lived on earth (John 4:25-26; Hebrews 1:3).
  • Every Person has rebelled against God (we call this sin) and so is separated from God. (Romans 3:23, 5:12).
  • All people may be reunited with God, having their sin and its effects cancelled because of Jesus' perfect life, death and rising from the dead as our substitute. Jesus is now with God and prays for us constantly. (1 Corinthians 1:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:8-9).
  • To be reunited with God it is necessary for us to turn away from our sins, to accept what Jesus has done on our behalf, and believe in Him. (Acts 2:29).
  • When we do this, the Holy Spirit enters our lives to renew and preserve us, to help us grow more like Jesus. (John 16:8-14; 1 Peter 1:2; Ephesians 4:20).
  • One day everyone will rise from the dead and be judged by Jesus Christ (John 5:28; Acts 17:31).
  • There are two ceremonies that Jesus commanded us to follow:
    • Baptism by which believers express their faith in Jesus. They do this by being totally immersed in water as an act of identification with Jesus' death, burial and resurrection. (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 8:35-38; Romans 6:3-4).
    • The Lord's Supper (also known as Communion) to remind us of Jesus dying for us, rising to new life, and that he is coming again. (1 Corinthians 11:23-32).

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