Love is very conditional; there are certain parameters within which we have to be in order to be loved by human beings. This leads us to the insecurity of knowing that we are not deserving of love from others or from ourselves. We equate this worldly love and rejection with that of God believing that we are not worthy of His love when we sin. We are different from what we do.
We are God’s children, made in His image and likeness and He looks at us with love; He is a merciful God. He looks at us as we are and not what we do; this is the basis of God’s mercy. God has given us the freedom of choice. When we confess and return to the Father, he welcomes us back with open arms. We see this in the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Father accepts us in our sinfulness, our shame, our brokenness - this is the mercy of the Father. His love never rejects us. Heaven rejoices over the one sinner who repents and comes back to God.
Episode Breakdown:
03.16 - We are not Defined by Our Mistakes
04.06 - I am a Merciful God
05.38 - The Principle of Sin
08.01 - The Freedom of Choice
09.50 - The Father who Waits for Us
15.00 - His Mercy is Beyond Our Understanding
16.25 - Encountering the Mercy of God in the Confessional
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