“If we confess our sins , he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
I do what I want.” The Bible says that we are slaves of sin . Jesus saves us from being slaves of sin to being able to live like He made us to live. Jesus saves us from eternal death to eternal life.
In the Book of Matthew (12: 31-32), we read, “Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven .
God’s solution to our sin is always personal sacrifice. Thousands of years later, we see the fulfillment of God’s plan to sacrifice His Son, Jesus. Not just any sacrifice would do. A perfect sacrifice was needed to completely pay for the sin of every person.
4 Steps to Forgiveness Talk to someone you trust and open up about how hurt, sad or angry you may feel. Let your emotions out, and don’t apologize for them. Don’t withdraw or isolate yourself. Stay connected and feel the pain, even though it hurts. With someone there to listen, the pain is more bearable.
In truth the Bible lists three unforgivable sins, which contradicts what Jesus said about the subject they are as follows: Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit we all know this one that’s where the Pharisees accuse Jesus of being demon possessed. Apostasy a willful defection from the faith. Receiving the mark of the beast.
Jesus the Great Redeemer bought our freedom with His blood! (Mark 10:45) 1. Jesus paid the ransom for your freedom from sin and the ransom price He paid was His very own life upon the cross. His blood has the power to free anyone from sin (Eph 1:7).
1 He Made One Effective Sacrifice We cannot make right all our wrongs, so God takes pity on us and grants forgiveness of our debt. He does this through Jesus his Son, “the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world” (John 1:29). Only the death of Christ could take away sins (Hebrews 9:15).
The cross and forgiveness In this theory Jesus pays the penalty for each individual’s sin in order to right the relationship between God and humanity, a relationship damaged by sin . Jesus’s death is the penalty or “satisfaction” for sin . He is sinless because in the Incarnation God became man.
One eternal or unforgivable sin ( blasphemy against the Holy Spirit ) is specified in several passages of the Synoptic Gospels, including Mark 3:28–29, Matthew 12:31–32, and Luke 12:10.
Leviticus 19:28 reads, ” You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord”. Even devout Christian Mr Folau has a couple of tattoos of his own – so there are a lot of sinners going straight to Hell for this one .
Blasphemy in the Bible Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain. Resisting the Power of the Holy Spirit. Doubting God’s Good Intentions. Co-Opting the Name or Image of Jesus. Burning a Religious Document. Damaging a Church. Worshipping the Devil. Creating or Depicting Blasphemous Art.
In Christian views sin is an evil human act, which violates the rational nature of man as well as God’s nature and his eternal law.
The importance of divine forgiveness Dr Fincham and colleagues’ research offers preliminary findings to support the view that experiencing divine forgiveness makes people more forgiving toward themselves, which, in turn, translates to fewer depressive symptoms.