Four couples were sitting around the table discussing humorous things that have happened during their marriage. One brother told of buying a boat and not telling his wife for several months. He said after some rough days that she finally forgave him and began to cook again. He said that his philosophy is "It is easier to get forgiveness than permission."

Many seem to be living by this philosophy. Instead of being concerned about permission, they bank on being forgiven.

Many young people ignore the wishes of their parents and, when they get "caught," they cry, "I'm sorry." They might get a few weeks of being grounded. But why worry about permission when one can be forgiven?

I am not seeking to vilify forgiveness, because without it we are all lost. But the possibility of being forgiven does not give us a license, either in relationships or with God.

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Philippians 1:27—^”Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel” 

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