The Precious Gift of ForgivenessSýnishorn
How is forgiveness possible?
“This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” (Matthew 26:28)
Since God is righteous, He won’t simply condone our offense and “forget about it”. The only way to restore the relationship between man and God is to get our debt out of the way. But as we saw yesterday, no human, not even the most respected religious expert, is able to do so.
The Lord is aware of our inability to get right with Him again. But He does not want any of us to perish, and therefore He offers a solution: Himself. God the Son was ready to take the burden of sin and guilt upon Himself and to pay the ransom by dying in our place. He poured out His blood for many for the forgiveness of sins, as He explained to His disciples. We just need to believe in Him to be forgiven and to have our relationship with God restored!
Jesus’ sacrifice was the only possible and ultimate solution to the problem of human sin. “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins”, the book of Hebrews says, and only a perfect sacrifice would suffice. Therefore, God the Son became man to shed His own blood for sinners.
Do you accept Jesus’ offer of forgiveness?
About this Plan
The Bible is clear about it: we humans are sinful and deserve punishment. But, the Bible also explains that God offers forgiveness if we confess and turn away from our sins. God also enables us to forgive ourselves and others, which is very freeing and helps us to restore relationships. This reading plan discusses some key Bible verses about receiving and giving forgiveness.
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