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God is Forgiving

God is Forgiving. Throughout Scripture, we find a God who is forgiving. “Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away” (Ps 65:3).

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God is Forgiving

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  1. God is Forgiving

  2. Throughout Scripture, we find a God who is forgiving. • “Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away” (Ps 65:3). • “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases” (Ps 103:2-3). • “If ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you” (Matt 6:14). • “Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins” (Acts 5:31).

  3. Throughout Scripture, we find a God who is forgiving. • “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace” (Eph 1:7). • “The prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him” (Js 5:15). • “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 Jn 1:9).

  4. Men Needs God’s Forgiveness

  5. Everyone is a sinner. • “Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one” (Ps 53:3). • “For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinnethnot” (Eccl 7:20). • “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all” (Is 53:6).

  6. The Penalty for Sin is Severe Scripture outlines severe penalties for those who sin.

  7. Sin brings spiritual death (Rom 6:23; Rom 7:11). • Sin enslaves its practioners (Jn 8:34). • Sin separates from God—both in this life & the life to come (Is 59:2; 2 Thess 1:9). • Sin shall bring God’s wrath upon those who live in it (Rom 1:18; Eph 5:56).

  8. God Has Acted for Man’s Forgiveness

  9. The prophets often spoke about the coming forgiveness of God (Is 53:5; Zech 13:1). • The sacrifices under the Old Testament testified to the need for Jesus’ sacrifice (Lev 5:10; Heb 10:11).

  10. In the New Testament, we find God’s acting for man’s forgiveness. • The ministry of John the Baptizer (Matt 3:2-3; Mk 1:4). • The death of Jesus. • The blood of Jesus makes man’s forgiveness possible (Matt 26:28; Eph 1:7). • Jesus’ work was dying for the forgiveness of our sins (Matt 20:28). • The apostles’ proclamation of the gospel (Lk 24:47; Acts 2:38; Acts 3:19).

  11. What does God’s forgiveness mean for me?

  12. There is no sin that God cannot forgive. • The ministry of Jesus. • “Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more” (Jn 8:11). • “Her sins, which are many, are forgiven” (Lk 7:47). • Pentecost (Acts 2). • I need to abandon my sin (Rom 6:1-2; Rom 6:11; Gal 5:24). • I have an obligation to forgive others (Matt 6:14; Eph 4:32).

  13. Do you need to accept God’s forgiveness?

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