The Apostle Paul committed terrible crimes before his encounter with Jesus on the Damascus Road Why did God save Paul in such an unusual way In this message Pastor Lutzer reflects on remarkable stories of restoration God's boundless grace changes how we make restitution This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode In step of AA it requires those in the program to make restitution with people we've hurt but I'm concerned that it's requirements for restitution aren't entirely honest or biblical What do you think Am I going to know that I'm fully saved with complete certainty I've been listening to your program and I have to be honest some people calling sound like whacked out fundamentalists and that gives the impression to others that Christianity is just made up of a bunch of [... more]

Episode - You Gotta Make Things Right June by A Production of Main Street Church of Brigham City [... more]

In when South Africa made the transition from government by apartheid imposed racial segregation to a democracy it faced the difficult question of how to address the crimes committed under apartheid The country rsquo s leaders couldn t ignore the past but merely imposing harsh punishments on the guilty risked deepening the country s wounds As Desmond Tutu the first black Anglican Archbishop of South Africa explained in his book nbsp No Future Without Forgiveness We could very well have had justice retributive justice and had a South Africa lying in ashes Through establishing the Truth and Reconciliation Committee the [... more]

Tom worked for a law firm that advised Bob rsquo s company They became friends mdash until Tom embezzled thousands of dollars from the company Bob was hurt and angry when he found out but he received wise counsel from his vice president a believer in Christ The VP noticed Tom was deeply ashamed and repentant and he advised Bob to drop the charges and hire Tom ldquo Pay him a modest salary so he can make restitution You rsquo ll never have a more grateful loyal employee rdquo Bob did and Tom was Mephibosheth grandson of King Saul hadn [... more]