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Forgiveness
Forgiveness
Did you know that God will forgive your sins if you believe it and accept it with a little faith? No matter how bad you think your sins are, God is rich in mercy and will forgive you. Let us consider forgiveness.
You can boldly (with confidence) approach the throne of God for His mercy and grace, and you will find that He will grant you full forgiveness for any of your sins. Hebrews 4:16 states:
"Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need."
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. (Psalms 103:12)
God (your Heavenly Father) forgives you as far as the east is from the west. Do you know how far that is? If you head north, you will eventually reach the top of the globe and head south. But, if you head east, you will never head west. It is infinite, unending. God doesn't want you to carry around excess baggage that will weigh you down. He wants your burdens to be light. Feelings of guilt can be like heavy chains wrapped around your shoulders. God wants just the opposite for you.
"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." (Matthew 11:28)
You will find rest. If you consider the oxen and their yoke, there is one ox that bears the most weight. Jesus Christ is carrying the most weight. Therefore, your burden is light.
In Fact, you are to cast your burdens upon Him. He is willing to take all that guilt and burden of past sins. They were nailed to the cross.
"Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved." (Psalm 55:22)
You now have an advocate in Jesus for any of your sins before God.
"My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." (1 John 2:1)
If you confess your sins before God, He will forgive you and cleanse you from the unrighteousness of your sins.
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9)
Grab hold of the words in this verse. The Bible is the Word of God, and it gives us God’s will for our lives! It’s a matter of trust. We confess our sins. And it says that God is faithful and just. He forgives our sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness.
When you are cleansed from unrighteousness, God blots out all your transgressions and will not remember them. And if God isn’t remembering your past sins, then why are you?
"I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins. Put Me in remembrance; let us contend together; state your case, that you may be acquitted." (Isaiah 43:25-26)
If you will approach God in prayer, state your case before Him, and say that you are sorry, God will fully forgive your sins and will no longer remember them.
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Romans 8:1)
What this verse means is that if you confess your sins before God, and repent of each one of them, then God forgives you. And when God forgives you, then you no longer have condemnation before God. You are fully forgiven, and you are free to let your past sins go (which includes the guilt).
Brethren, all our sins become as "white as snow." Our slates are made completely clean. Our sheets are as white as snow. All the stains from past sins are completely washed away by the blood of Jesus.
"Come now and let us reason together," says the Lord, Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow." (Isaiah 1:18)
All the old things of your past, including past sins, are fully passed away in the eyes of God because you have now become a new creation in Christ.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17)
You have full forgiveness of all your sins through the blood that Jesus shed for all of us on the cross.
"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace." (Ephesians 1:7)
As a Christian, you have forgiveness for all your sins, no matter how bad or how vile you think your past sins may be. When you confess and repent your sins before God, He will forgive you. The Bible is the inspired and infallible Word of God. Not only is God telling us that we have His full forgiveness on our past sins because of the blood Jesus shed for our sins, but our sins are no longer remembered in His eyes. They are completely blotted out for eternity. And if God isn’t remembering our sins, then we should do likewise.
God bless,
Mary O.
Did you know that God will forgive your sins if you believe it and accept it with a little faith? No matter how bad you think your sins are, God is rich in mercy and will forgive you. Let us consider forgiveness.
You can boldly (with confidence) approach the throne of God for His mercy and grace, and you will find that He will grant you full forgiveness for any of your sins. Hebrews 4:16 states:
"Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need."
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. (Psalms 103:12)
God (your Heavenly Father) forgives you as far as the east is from the west. Do you know how far that is? If you head north, you will eventually reach the top of the globe and head south. But, if you head east, you will never head west. It is infinite, unending. God doesn't want you to carry around excess baggage that will weigh you down. He wants your burdens to be light. Feelings of guilt can be like heavy chains wrapped around your shoulders. God wants just the opposite for you.
"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." (Matthew 11:28)
You will find rest. If you consider the oxen and their yoke, there is one ox that bears the most weight. Jesus Christ is carrying the most weight. Therefore, your burden is light.
In Fact, you are to cast your burdens upon Him. He is willing to take all that guilt and burden of past sins. They were nailed to the cross.
"Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved." (Psalm 55:22)
You now have an advocate in Jesus for any of your sins before God.
"My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." (1 John 2:1)
If you confess your sins before God, He will forgive you and cleanse you from the unrighteousness of your sins.
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9)
Grab hold of the words in this verse. The Bible is the Word of God, and it gives us God’s will for our lives! It’s a matter of trust. We confess our sins. And it says that God is faithful and just. He forgives our sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness.
When you are cleansed from unrighteousness, God blots out all your transgressions and will not remember them. And if God isn’t remembering your past sins, then why are you?
"I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins. Put Me in remembrance; let us contend together; state your case, that you may be acquitted." (Isaiah 43:25-26)
If you will approach God in prayer, state your case before Him, and say that you are sorry, God will fully forgive your sins and will no longer remember them.
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Romans 8:1)
What this verse means is that if you confess your sins before God, and repent of each one of them, then God forgives you. And when God forgives you, then you no longer have condemnation before God. You are fully forgiven, and you are free to let your past sins go (which includes the guilt).
Brethren, all our sins become as "white as snow." Our slates are made completely clean. Our sheets are as white as snow. All the stains from past sins are completely washed away by the blood of Jesus.
"Come now and let us reason together," says the Lord, Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow." (Isaiah 1:18)
All the old things of your past, including past sins, are fully passed away in the eyes of God because you have now become a new creation in Christ.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17)
You have full forgiveness of all your sins through the blood that Jesus shed for all of us on the cross.
"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace." (Ephesians 1:7)
As a Christian, you have forgiveness for all your sins, no matter how bad or how vile you think your past sins may be. When you confess and repent your sins before God, He will forgive you. The Bible is the inspired and infallible Word of God. Not only is God telling us that we have His full forgiveness on our past sins because of the blood Jesus shed for our sins, but our sins are no longer remembered in His eyes. They are completely blotted out for eternity. And if God isn’t remembering our sins, then we should do likewise.
God bless,
Mary O.
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Comment by Pastor Jacob Onyango on January 12, 2010 at 10:25am
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And additionally, Just as God has forgiven us our sins through Christ, let us also walk in that same spirit and forgive others . It is not possible for us to forgive others correctly and completely if we fail to understand how far we have also been forgiven and this is where satan also enslaves believers to live in unforgiveness and bitterness.Oh yes, we must completely put our faith in the forging power of God if we are to forgive others otherwise we shall not forget from our hearts even though our lips will speak it.I now see this as the hidden secret which every believer has to know so as to excersice true faith in Christ Jesus.
Shalom.
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God richly bless you sister Mary for sharing this secret that has been lacking its proper application in the body of Christ. This word has awakened my spirit to see the power loaded in the blood of Jesus to completely wash away our sins when we repent. For sure ,the Holy Spirit has opened my eyes to realize that many times Christians have lived defeated lives of guilt consiousness of the past sins and satan has enslaved people in not coming out of certain past sinful habbits because the enemy has filled their memory of the rotten past and loosing focus of calvary and the power thereon. This message is most timely to the church so that believers can gain grounds of victory where satan has always taken advantage. When we believe the word and know that our sins are completely frogiven and frgotenwhen we repented, we can only move foward with the faith and resolution never to do them again and we can be sure that holy living is completely our next phase of life as we walk before God as the righteousness of God in Christ. This is great victory and I bless the Lord for this message. Again ,let us hold on this truth and recieve that power through faith to overcome sin by holiness and righteousness through Christ that strengthens us.
Shalom,
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Comment by Tikkie on January 11, 2010 at 1:30am
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ONLY OUR LORD JESUS can wash away our sins.We also have to forgive others because OUR LORD commands us to do it
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Comment by Mary O on January 10, 2010 at 11:43pm
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Hi Carol, There are times when I look at what people are condemning themselves for and I wonder...Is that all you ever did? Are you kidding me? Please tell God you're sorry and move on.
I don't mean to make it sound like sin is no big deal, because it is and it displeases God. Carol, I was into spiritualism and called myself a good witch. I could have been the head spiritualist for the midwest. The job was offered to me. In my heart, I told God I hated Him. There was a reason why the demons looked at me for the job. I had electricity come out of me and shock someone. That's a lot of bad spirit power. And God forgave me for all of this.
I almost died from all that demonic power. Jesus Christ did battle for me. It baffles me what Jesus could possibly see in me. Why would He want me? Why does He love me? There's nothing I ever did to deserve His love and forgiveness. And I've been forgiven as far as the east is from the west.
Today I don't do those things anymore. I'm a totally different person. And that's why when someone's beating themselves up for a sin... Hey, there's nothing you've done that God won't forgive if you're truly sorry and ask forgiveness.
Love,
Mary O.
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Comment by maggie hancox on January 10, 2010 at 9:54pm
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If anyone's bringing up past sins, it's satan. He's notorious for that.;) you got it in one girl! awesome, thanks for sharing
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Hi Mark, I've been thinking about forgiveness for about a week and a half. I've been ministering to people about forgiveness. They're mentally beating themselves up for things God forgave and forgot a long time ago. God's not bringing up all the past sins. If anyone's bringing up past sins, it's satan. He's notorious for that. When satan's pulling this kind of stunt, these a good verses that will shut him up and take the wind out of his sails. Love, Mary O.
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