Is it possible to live in a state of being forgiven? Can you actually live in that reality?

This episode explores the difference between knowing you are forgiven and actually living forgiven in daily life. Bill and Scott discuss how shame shapes identity and how God provides two gifts—repentance and forgiveness—to cleanse the ongoing effects of sin. Together they show how this leads to freedom with God, others, and even yourself.

Topics Bill Thrall and Scott Boyd discuss in this episode: 

(01:09) How being affected by sin becomes the foundation for how people see themselves, God, and others.

(02:38) Wrestling with whether forgiveness is only granted when someone explicitly asks for it.

(04:08) How the blood of Jesus cleanses all sin.

(07:07) The false teaching that Christians will have their sins read aloud in heaven.

(09:19) Bill recounts helping a woman process childhood trauma and finally feel clean and free.

(11:20) How being cleansed broke the bondage of Bill’s shame.

(13:25) How Scott’s father’s alcoholism shaped harshness toward himself.

(16:30) How trusting God’s cleansing allows you to live open, transformed lives with others.

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