Saturday, December 8, 2018

Confession and Forgiveness


If we say we have not sinned, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth isn't in our hearts.  But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away.  If we say we have not sinned, we make God a liar, and his message isn't in our hearts.

1 John 1:8-10


In the United States court system you are not required to testify against yourself.  You can remain silent and hope that no one will have testimony that will convince the jury that you are guilty.

But in the Eternal Justice system it does not work that way.  God has clearly stated that everyone who lives on this earth is guilty of sin!  The only man who ever lived without sin was Jesus!  

That means that the “best” person you know today is a sinner!  God’s justice system works like this: You confess your sins and because of Jesus, God forgives you and takes your sins away!  There is no other way to deal with your sins.  Every other method is doomed to fail!

Here is the sobering part.  Even if you never sin again for the rest of your life on earth, the sin you have already commited has doomed you to Hell!  Your only hope is to confess your sin and let the Blood of Jesus take it away!


“Lord Jesus, I am a sinner whose only hope of Salvation is Your Blood and Your wonderful and marvelous Grace.  Praise Your Holy Name now and forever, Amen.”

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