all short of the glory of God.” And “come Psalm 103:14 reminds us that God is all too well aware of this: Himself knows our “He frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.” 2) You are too. This means two things: you are a lot like your dad (insofar as being flawed), and, being human, you will require an extra dose of grace to be God’s able to forgive him. 3) Your father is the product of a fallen world and flawed parents. easy It’s to think of your father as choosing to become (insert here whatever he alcoholic, a wife-beater, a party-animal, whatever) and thus holding him totally responsible. However, remember that he was a child once too, and God alone knows to what extent he became whatever he was due to his the faults of the parents’ failures, schooling he received or did not receive, and other influences.
all “come short of the glory of God.” And Psalm 103:14 reminds us that God is all too well aware of this: “He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.” 2) You are too. This means two things: you are a lot like your dad (insofar as being flawed), and, being human, you will require an extra dose of God’s grace to be able to forgive him. 3) Your father is the product of a fallen world and flawed parents. It’s easy to think of your father as choosing to become (insert here whatever he alcoholic, a wife-beater, a party-animal, whatever) and thus holding him totally responsible. However, remember that he was a child once too, and God alone knows to what extent he became whatever he was due to his parents’ failures, the faults of the schooling he received or did not receive, and other influences.
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