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Forgiveness for Adultery, Part 3

Jay Adams — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:27 +0000

On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay E. Adams: What do the Scriptures teach us about the possibility of forgiveness for adultery? Part 3

Check out our online course, Marriage and Family Counseling taught by Donn Arms!

Books related to Marriage and Family:

Solving Marriage Problems by Jay Adams
Marriage Divorce and Remarriage by Jay Adams
Christian Living in the Home by Jay Adams

The Christian Counselor’s New Testament and Proverbs, translated by Jay Adams

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Self Forgiveness?

Jay Adams — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:00:55 +0000

On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay E. Adams: What, if anything, does the Bible teach us about self forgiveness?

Books related to Reconciliation:

From Forgiven to Forgiving by Jay Adams
Handbook of Church Discipline by Jay Adams
How to Handle Trouble by Jay Adams

Check out our online course, Church Discipline/Forgiveness taught by Jay Adams!

The Christian Counselor’s New Testament and Proverbs, translated by Jay Adams

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Forgiving 3

Jay Adams — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:00:26 +0000

On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay E. Adams: What does the Bible teach us about forgiving? Part 3 of a short series.

Books related to Reconciliation:

From Forgiven to Forgiving by Jay Adams
Handbook of Church Discipline by Jay Adams
How to Handle Trouble by Jay Adams

Check out our online course, Church Discipline/Forgiveness taught by Jay Adams!

The Christian Counselor’s New Testament and Proverbs, translated by Jay Adams

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Forgiving 2

Jay Adams — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 05:00:49 +0000

On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay E. Adams: What does the Bible teach us about forgiving? Part 2 of a short series.

Check out our online courses, including, Introduction to Nouthetic Counseling and The Use of Scripture in Counseling, taught by Jay Adams!

Books related to Reconciliation:

From Forgiven to Forgiving by Jay Adams
Handbook of Church Discipline by Jay Adams
How to Handle Trouble by Jay Adams

Check out our online course, Church Discipline/Forgiveness taught by Jay Adams!

The Christian Counselor’s New Testament and Proverbs, translated by Jay Adams

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For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses.

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Forgiving 1

Jay Adams — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 05:00:30 +0000

On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay E. Adams: What does the Bible teach us about forgiving? Part 1 of a short series.

Check out our online courses, including, Introduction to Nouthetic Counseling and The Use of Scripture in Counseling, taught by Jay Adams!

Books related to Reconciliation:

From Forgiven to Forgiving by Jay Adams
Handbook of Church Discipline by Jay Adams
How to Handle Trouble by Jay Adams

Check out our online course, Church Discipline/Forgiveness taught by Jay Adams!

The Christian Counselor’s New Testament and Proverbs, translated by Jay Adams

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For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses.

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Forgiveness After Forgiveness?

Jay Adams — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 06:00:04 +0000

The Lord’s Prayer is confusing. I have understood that once forgiven by Christ, you don’t need to be forgiven again. But in that prayer, we are to pray for forgiveness of our trespasses. And in the footnote to it, we are told that if we don’t forgive, we won’t be forgiven. How come?
That the prayer is for believers—once-for-all-forgiven people—is clear: they are to pray to God their Father. They are His children.
What’s with this asking for forgiveness, then?
There are two kinds of forgiveness:

Judicial forgiveness:

When you trust Christ as Savior, you are eternally forgiven—a forgiveness that needs no repetition or addition.

Parental forgiveness:

Once in the family, God never kicks you out. But, when you do wrong, the Father (note the recurrence of this word in the passage) expects you to ask for forgiveness, and as Father He gives it. The footnote is like a child asking for the family car keys and the Father saying, “You’ll get them when you ask you brother for forgiveness for the wrong you did to him. That’s fatherly (parental) forgiveness.
Does this help?
Yep. Thanks.

Books related to Reconciliation:

From Forgiven to Forgiving by Jay Adams
Handbook of Church Discipline by Jay Adams
How to Handle Trouble by Jay Adams

Check out our online course, Church Discipline/Forgiveness taught by Jay Adams!

The Christian Counselor’s New Testament and Proverbs, translated by Jay Adams

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Forgive to Forget, Part 2

Jay Adams — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 06:00:52 +0000

On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay Adams: “I’ll forgive, but how can I forget what he has done?” Listen as Jay explains how you can move forward with a blank sheet of paper. Part 2

Books related to Forgiveness/Reconciliation:

From Forgiven to Forgiving by Jay Adams
Handbook of Church Discipline by Jay Adams
How to Handle Trouble by Jay Adams

Check out our online course, Church Discipline/Forgiveness taught by Jay Adams!

The Christian Counselor’s New Testament and Proverbs, translated by Jay Adams

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