You Are Forgiven
2 CORINTHIANS 5:19 AMPLIFIED
19 It was God (personally present) in Christ, reconciling and restoring the
world to favor with Himself, not counting up and holding against [men] their
trespasses [but cancelling them]; and committing to us the message of
reconciliation -- of the restoration to favor.
Most people mistakenly think they have to beg God to forgive them. Instead, God
has already forgiven. It was His idea -- done on His own initiative.
(Whether you accept God's forgiveness and benefit from it is another question.)
1 JOHN 2:12 NKJ
12 I write to you, little children, because your sins are
forgiven you for His name's sake.
No matter what you have done -- God has already forgiven you!
God is not mad at you. Instead He loves you and desires to have a close
relationship with you. Yes, God is against sin, because sin is harmful to
humans. But He has already made provision for you to be forgiven and set free
from sin.
Jesus Christ paid the price for all your sins -- and God is no longer holding
any sin against you! You have been forgiven. When you accept that, you can begin
to receive the benefit of Jesus' sacrifice.
EPHESIANS 1:7 NKJ
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of His grace
COLOSSIANS 2:13 NKJ
13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having
forgiven you all trespasses,
Through Jesus we have redemption from the devil and forgiveness for our sins.
Wouldn't it be great if you could tell someone who has messed up their life that
God is not mad at them and not against them? That He desires to be their friend
and help them?
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