God Forgives Us

Christ died for us at a time when we were helpless and sinful. No one is really willing to die for an honest person, though someone might be willing to die for a truly good person. But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful.

Romans 5:6-8 (CEV)

If someone hurts you, do you feel like doing something nice for them? Not usually! It’s hard to be nice when someone is being mean. We usually get mad and want to hurt them back. We don’t even want to be with them. We don’t want to give them another chance.

When we do bad things, it makes God sad. But instead of hurting us back or saying he won’t be with us or that he doesn’t love us anymore, he keeps on loving us. When we say we’re sorry, he forgives us.

And even before we were sorry, God gave his Son Jesus to die on the cross for us and take away our sin (the bad things we do).

He always gives us another chance to get close to him. And he wants us to forgive other people, to love them even though they hurt us, and to give them another chance. By doing this, we are more like Jesus Christ. Will you try to forgive others this week? God can help you do it!

HERO TRAINING

Because Jesus died for us on the cross to forgive our sins, the cross is beautiful. It represents God’s great love for us! Draw a beautiful cross and thank God for his great love.

GOD'S WONDERFUL WORLD

We do things for others because we love them. Mother rabbits pull the fur off their own tummy to make the nest for their babies soft and snuggly.

KEEP IT GOING

Related passages: These additional verses will help expand your children's Scriptural knowledge and place on the armor of God’s Word to tackle each day.

Proverbs 17:17

Proverbs 27:10

John 15:13

1 Peter 3:18