[Faith-talk] FW: [URCTCPrayerGroup2] Accept The Gift Of Forgiveness

[Eric Calhoun]

Original Message: 
From: "Herman" <gospelknight_ht at yahoo.com>
To: URCTCPrayerGroup2 at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [URCTCPrayerGroup2] Accept The Gift Of Forgiveness
Date: 
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:57:47 -0000


Accept The Gift Of Forgiveness



Luke 23:34 "Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not
what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots."


Forgiveness of sins is one of the great themes of the Bible. There is so
much that scripture says about it that it would take volumes of books to
adequately deal with the subject. It will suffice to say that the blood
of Jesus is what provided us with forgiveness of sins. That sacrifice
was so great that it outweighed all our sins. It covered all the sins of
the world-past, present, and future.

Most Christians have the concept that the sins they committed before
they professed faith in Christ are forgiven at salvation, but any sins
that are committed after that time are not forgiven until they repent
and ask for forgiveness. This is not the case.

All our sins: past, present, and future were forgiven through the one
offering of Jesus. If God can't forgive future sins, then none of us can
be saved because Jesus only died once, nearly 2,000 years ago, before we
had committed any sins. All our sins have been forgiven.

The forgiveness of our sins is not the ultimate goal of our salvation.
It is just a necessary step. The real goal of salvation is relationship
with the Father and sin is a barrier to that relationship. So, it had to
be dealt with, and it was, through the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But those who stop with the forgiveness of sins and don't go on into
eternal life are missing the heart of salvation. Our sins have been
forgiven so that we may enter into intimacy with the Lord.

It is through the riches of God's grace that we have received
forgiveness for our sins. There is nothing we can do to obtain
forgiveness except humble ourselves and receive forgiveness as a gift
through faith in Christ.