Has God Forgiven Us All Our Sins? (TMF:1269)

Thursday, November 28, 2019
Peace to Live By: Has God Forgiven Us All Our Sins? (TMF:1269) - Daniel Litton
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       Jump down in Matthew chapter 6 to verse 14. We’ve already read this, but let’s read it again. Jesus said, “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Now, there are probably many out there who are saying right now, “But I thought that Jesus forgave all of my offenses against God at the cross?” And, of course, the correct answer to that is, “Yes, he did.” Then you might say, “Then how is it that God will not forgive my offenses if he’s forgiven them already?” Well, first, we have to understand this concept of daily confessing our sin to God and being forgiven of it. It is true, in a big picture view, that all of us who accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior have been forgiven of all of our offenses against God, which obviously would include those offenses against others, since these also are really offenses against God. However, it is also true in a ‘small’ picture view that in order to maintain fellowship with God, we need to have a clear conscience.