July 29, 2006
"God is Just"
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Written By: Pat Aman
copyright 2006
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Written By: Pat Aman
copyright 2006
All rights reserved
"As God is just to forgive our sins. Thank God, that he also
is just to forget our sins, and not remember them and constantly remind us of
our past. "Pastor Pat Aman
I want to answer a question tonight, that is very important.
Can god really Forgive all I've done?
"YES"
I usually hear this question from wounded hearts. People feel guilty for what they've done, and they're sure they have crossed the line. forgiveness is for other people, they think, not for them. After what they've done, they don't feel they deserve forgiveness.
No one really deserves forgiveness. If we deserved it, then it wouldn't be forgiveness. Whatever we've done, we can rest assured that it does not disqualify us from being forgiven. In fact, our sin (and our recognition of it) is a requirement for forgiveness. There's only one group of people who can be forgiven; those who sin.
I want to answer a question tonight, that is very important.
Can god really Forgive all I've done?
"YES"
I usually hear this question from wounded hearts. People feel guilty for what they've done, and they're sure they have crossed the line. forgiveness is for other people, they think, not for them. After what they've done, they don't feel they deserve forgiveness.
No one really deserves forgiveness. If we deserved it, then it wouldn't be forgiveness. Whatever we've done, we can rest assured that it does not disqualify us from being forgiven. In fact, our sin (and our recognition of it) is a requirement for forgiveness. There's only one group of people who can be forgiven; those who sin.
(Of course, we're all members of that club!)
Some of us think our sins are so shocking that even God can't deal with them. But a quick look through Scripture will reveal all sorts of bad people whom God has loved. David killed a man in order to steal his wife, yet he wrote that God, "does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities...
Some of us think our sins are so shocking that even God can't deal with them. But a quick look through Scripture will reveal all sorts of bad people whom God has loved. David killed a man in order to steal his wife, yet he wrote that God, "does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities...
(Psalm 103:10-12)
10. He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
11. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
12. as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Paul hunted down Christians and dragged them in for trial and possible execution. but after his conversion he wrote.
(1 Timothy 1:15)
15. Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.
Jesus forgave those who crucified him, and he gave new hope to the their on the cross. If these people can receive forgiveness, so can we.
Luke 23:34-43
34. Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. "And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
35. The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One."
36. The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar
37. and said, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself."
38. There was a written notice above him, which read: sc THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39. One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"
40. But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence?
41. We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."
42. Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom
43. Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."
Some may be concerned about the "unforgivable sin", blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, that Jesus mentioned briefly in Matthew 12:32. It is clear from the context of this passage that Jesus was talking about the religious leaders' rejection of the Holy Spirit's testimony about him. The reason they couldn't be forgiven is that they weren't coming to him for forgiveness!
(Matthew 12:32)
32. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
It wasn't that they were too bad to be forgiven; rather, they thought they were too good to need forgiveness.
(1 John 1:9)
9. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Our sins can't be bigger than God's faithfulness.
Joyfully, In The Master's Service
Blessings, Prayers and Love,
Pastor Pat Aman
Scripture: The NIV Bible
Study Notes: The New King James Version
Quote: Pastor Pat Aman
(Nehemiah 8:10)
"The Joy Of The Lord, Is Your Strength."
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