Though our hearts are filled with sins, you forgive them all.
Psalm 65:3 NLT

If you doubt God's forgiveness, allow the words of Romans 8:32 to
strengthen your faith. If God gave up his only Son for you, so surely He will
not hold back his forgiveness!

Since God did not spare even his own son but gave him up for us all,
won't God, who gave us Christ, also give us everything else?

God's forgiveness is different than human forgiveness. Isaiah 43:25
declares that when God forgives sin, He forgets them forever. "I-yes,
I alone-am the one who blots out your sins for my own sake and will never
think of them again."

Human forgiveness often comes with hidden strings. We say we
forgive, but later, at a crucial time (arguments, stressful times, etc. . .), we
yank the string and pull the offense back into view. Saying "I forgive you"
comes easily, but truly forgiving and forgetting is much more difficult.

Knowing our tendency to store past offenses and hold grudges, we assume that
God does the same. But the Bible proclaims that God will never think of our
sins again. Does God take sin seriously? Definitely! Sin is so serious that
it deserves the death penalty, eternal death (Rom 6:23).

Does God want to forgive sinners? Certainly! God sent Jesus to take
the punishment for sin, dying on the cross in our place (John 3:16-17). All
who repent and are baptized into Christ can be forgiven (Acts 2:37-38;
Rom 1:16). Can we trust God to forgive us? Of course! Release that load of
guilt. Stand tall and breathe the sweet air of forgiveness. Do not let guilt of
past sin ruin the freedom that comes from knowing that God has forgiven you
not bring up the past any longer.

If you are reading this and you are not a Christian you may become one.
Hear and obey the words of the Lord Himself (Mark 16:15-16) and He will
add you to the church (Acts 2:47)

Bro Eli
Adapted from Living Water for Those Who Thirst-Tyndale House Pub. (2000)

Though our hearts are filled with sins, you forgive them all.
Psalm 65:3 NLT

If you doubt God's forgiveness, allow the words of Romans 8:32 to
strengthen your faith. If God gave up his only Son for you, so surely He will
not hold back his forgiveness!

Since God did not spare even his own son but gave him up for us all,
won't God, who gave us Christ, also give us everything else?

God's forgiveness is different than human forgiveness. Isaiah 43:25
declares that when God forgives sin, He forgets them forever. "I-yes,
I alone-am the one who blots out your sins for my own sake and will never
think of them again."

Human forgiveness often comes with hidden strings. We say we
forgive, but later, at a crucial time (arguments, stressful times, etc. . .), we
yank the string and pull the offense back into view. Saying "I forgive you"
comes easily, but truly forgiving and forgetting is much more difficult.

Knowing our tendency to store past offenses and hold grudges, we assume that
God does the same. But the Bible proclaims that God will never think of our
sins again. Does God take sin seriously? Definitely! Sin is so serious that
it deserves the death penalty, eternal death (Rom 6:23).

Does God want to forgive sinners? Certainly! God sent Jesus to take
the punishment for sin, dying on the cross in our place (John 3:16-17). All
who repent and are baptized into Christ can be forgiven (Acts 2:37-38;
Rom 1:16). Can we trust God to forgive us? Of course! Release that load of
guilt. Stand tall and breathe the sweet air of forgiveness. Do not let guilt of
past sin ruin the freedom that comes from knowing that God has forgiven you
not bring up the past any longer.

If you are reading this and you are not a Christian you may become one.
Hear and obey the words of the Lord Himself (Mark 16:15-16) and He will
add you to the church (Acts 2:47)

Bro Eli
Adapted from Living Water for Those Who Thirst-Tyndale House Pub. (2000)