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- Facing and admitting our failures is one way Jesus teaches us what the gospel is. Our failures show us what we really are: great sinners. But that’s not what Jesus wants us to focus on. He wants us to look to the cross and allow our failures show us what Jesus is: a great Savior.
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May 16, 2016 · John 13-16 shares the conversation between Jesus and his disciples in the hours before his death, and in these chapters we see that Jesus is not shaken by their lack of faith. He doesn’t ignore it either; he actually points it out several times, as he did throughout in his ministry.
Jan 4, 2022 · Luke 9:1-5 describes how Jesus sent His disciples out to preach the gospel and perform miracles. He also taught them how to handle failure. “If people do not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave their town, as a testimony against them."
Jun 8, 2023 · As we yield ourselves to Him, assured of His love for us, we can bring our failure to the throne and instead find freedom and forgiveness. Here are some ways that can help us move forward after going through failure: - If it was a moral failure, we can confess our sins, knowing that Jesus is faithful and just and will forgive us .
- 1 John 1:9 ESV / 2,304 helpful votes. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
- Proverbs 24:16 ESV / 2,147 helpful votes. For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
- Philippians 4:13 ESV / 2,110 helpful votes. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
- Psalm 73:26 ESV / 1,718 helpful votes. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
May 18, 2008 · Jesus’ Failure. After bringing Jesus out of the desert, God calls Him to preach in Nazareth where he is unable to do many miracles because of their lack of faith (Matt 13:58). But it gets worse. He then preached in the synagogue and offended the people (Mark 6:3).
Sep 1, 2007 · Facing and admitting our failures is one way Jesus teaches us what the gospel is. Our failures show us what we really are: great sinners. But that’s not what Jesus wants us to focus on.
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Even the disciples of Jesus, though they had the benefit of His constant and caring rebukes, repeatedly failed to grasp who Christ was and what He came to do (Matt. 16:21–23; Luke 18:34; 24:25–27). Sometimes failure can be doubled by going from one extreme to another as the Corinthian church did.
