Our Resolute Hope Podcast

Pastor Frank, Dr. John, and Pastor Phelim Doherty consider the truth of Christ as Life and the challenges of teaching that in the modern church.

Pastor Frank, Dr. John, and Pastor Phelim Doherty continue discussing the experiences and challenges of delivering the message of Christ as life to believers in Ireland.

Guest Phelim Doherty, pastor of River City Church in Derry, Ireland, discusses his early life, his wife’s miraculous healing, and his journey to the Savior.

The enemy will try hard to hinder us.  We must set our minds on the truth that, no matter how we feel, we have forgiven and we’re now free.

Because Christ’s life is in us, we CAN forgive, and we CAN walk in freedom, no matter the wound.  Pastor Frank and Dr. John offer detailed step-by-step guidance on how to do it.

Forgiveness is not restoration.  That comes when, and only when, our offenders have repented.  God doesn’t restore people without their repentance.  Neither should we.

Justifying the actions of our offenders might seem like an understanding and compassionate thing to do.  But we must never forget that compassion is not forgiveness.

We don’t have to feel like forgiving our offender to do it.  It still counts!  And we mustn’t wait until they repent.  We must step forward and bear the cost if we’re to live free.

Forgiving others isn’t forgetting the wounds they caused you.  We can recall the pain vividly and still choose to forgive.  But we must never assume that it will be a quick fix.

After being wounded, it’s normal to retreat within safe boundaries.  But when self-protection becomes a driving motive, boundaries can become emotional prisons.