Summary: <br> The Cross of Christ Restores. . .Forgiveness<br> Steps to Take as You Follow Christ<br> Ask—Do I believe in the power of Jesus to forgive?<br> Seek—Acknowledge your sinfulness before God. Make a daily examination of conscience. In whom are you placing your trust, in Jesus or yourself? Frequently ask God to help you to sin no more.<br> Knock—Meditate on Philippians 3:8–11.<br> Not only that, but I believe nothing can happen that will outweigh the supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For him I have accepted the loss of everything, and I look on everything as so much rubbish if only I can have Christ and be given a place in him. <br> I am no longer trying for perfection by my own efforts, the perfection that comes from the Law, but I want only the perfection that comes through faith in Christ, and is from God and based on faith.<br> All I want is to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and to share his sufferings by reproducing the pattern of his death. That is the way I can hope to take my place in the resurrection of the dead.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> What does Paul mean when he speaks of his faith in Christ? Why would he count everything else as a loss and garbage? How can one become more like Christ in his death?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Transform Your Life—See yourself as no different than the greatest sinner or greatest saint. Potentially, you could be one or the other; the outcome depends more upon the one in whom you place your trust than any personal merit of your own.<br> <a href="http://amywelborn.com/Michael_Dubruiel.html" rel="attachment wp-att-21024"></a><br> The author of <a href="http://amywelborn.com/Michael_Dubruiel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Power of the Cross: Applying the Passion of Christ in Your Life</a>, Michael Dubriuel, passed away in 2009. His wife, author Amy Welborn, has made his book available as a free e-book! We HIGHLY encourage you to download this exceptional work.<br> <a href="http://amywelborn.com/Michael_Dubruiel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Power of the Cross </a>is now available as a free e-book,<br> check out more information by going <a href="http://amywelborn.com/Michael_Dubruiel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a><br> Check out more at the <a href="https://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/michael-dubruiel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Discerning Hearts’ Michael Dubruiel page</a><br> Excerpt from THE JERUSALEM BIBLE, copyright (c) 1966 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc. Reprinted by Permission.<br> <br>
