November 15, 2024 EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES
Acts 10:43 “Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”
If you had to in one sentence summarize the gospel, this would be a good one. Let’s face it; we have all sinned-we are all guilty. Living under the guilt of sin is a heavy burden; it robs us of life. We categorize sin in to ‘big’ sin and ‘little’ sin; but sin is sin. We may be able to receive forgiveness for our ‘small’ sins, but may have trouble receiving forgiveness for some ‘big’ and terrible sin(s) we committed in the past. I believe that many believers remain burdened by past sins; they may feel less-than, and live with a sense of remorse. And perhaps, it can be a sub-conscious deal where we know there is something wrong spirituality but we do not connect it to not receiving the forgiveness of God. Not receiving full and free forgiveness for our sins keeps us in prison, bound up, and unable to experience the life God has for us. Not receiving God’s forgiveness of sins surely grieves His heart; He paid a great price that we might be forgiven. Often, it is our pride that stands in the way of us receiving forgiveness; we just can’t believe we would commit a particular sin and we have trouble confessing to God that we sinned-that is humbling. Sometimes we blame others, at least to some degree, for our sin, thinking that in someway that excuses our sin. This all brings up an important point. It’s true that believers sometimes sin; however, it is not the norm for believers to sin. Jesus has broken the power of sin over us. When we walk according to the Spirit we do not fulfill the desire of the flesh-which is sin. We sin because we choose to sin. Walking according to the Spirit is walking in our new identity; we have been made new creatures-with new minds, new hearts and a new nature; sin no longer has dominion over us. With that being said, let us never loose the awareness that ALL of our sins are FORGIVEN. The blood Jesus shed for us cleanses us, purifies us and makes us white as snow! There are no second class believers in the family of God. And get this: Hebrew 8:12 tells us that God remembers our sins no more! We may not be able to completely forget our sins, but when we are reminded of our past sins, agree that yes we did commit that sin(s) BUT God has forgiven us. So, let us live as forgiven people, not being imprisoned by not fully receiving the forgiveness of God.
Psalm 103:12 “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.”
Colossians 1:13-14 “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Blessings, Buddy
Acts 10:43 “Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”
If you had to in one sentence summarize the gospel, this would be a good one. Let’s face it; we have all sinned-we are all guilty. Living under the guilt of sin is a heavy burden; it robs us of life. We categorize sin in to ‘big’ sin and ‘little’ sin; but sin is sin. We may be able to receive forgiveness for our ‘small’ sins, but may have trouble receiving forgiveness for some ‘big’ and terrible sin(s) we committed in the past. I believe that many believers remain burdened by past sins; they may feel less-than, and live with a sense of remorse. And perhaps, it can be a sub-conscious deal where we know there is something wrong spirituality but we do not connect it to not receiving the forgiveness of God. Not receiving full and free forgiveness for our sins keeps us in prison, bound up, and unable to experience the life God has for us. Not receiving God’s forgiveness of sins surely grieves His heart; He paid a great price that we might be forgiven. Often, it is our pride that stands in the way of us receiving forgiveness; we just can’t believe we would commit a particular sin and we have trouble confessing to God that we sinned-that is humbling. Sometimes we blame others, at least to some degree, for our sin, thinking that in someway that excuses our sin. This all brings up an important point. It’s true that believers sometimes sin; however, it is not the norm for believers to sin. Jesus has broken the power of sin over us. When we walk according to the Spirit we do not fulfill the desire of the flesh-which is sin. We sin because we choose to sin. Walking according to the Spirit is walking in our new identity; we have been made new creatures-with new minds, new hearts and a new nature; sin no longer has dominion over us. With that being said, let us never loose the awareness that ALL of our sins are FORGIVEN. The blood Jesus shed for us cleanses us, purifies us and makes us white as snow! There are no second class believers in the family of God. And get this: Hebrew 8:12 tells us that God remembers our sins no more! We may not be able to completely forget our sins, but when we are reminded of our past sins, agree that yes we did commit that sin(s) BUT God has forgiven us. So, let us live as forgiven people, not being imprisoned by not fully receiving the forgiveness of God.
Psalm 103:12 “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.”
Colossians 1:13-14 “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Blessings, Buddy
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