4/7/19
The Forgiveness of Sins
A Communion Devotional
To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood…
Revelation 4:8
God’s Purpose In Christ Is To Grant Repentance And Forgiveness
Acts 5:31-32 God exalted Him to His own Right Hand as Prince & Savior so that He might give repentance & forgiveness of sins to Israel. We are witnesses of these things…
God’s Message To Us Has Always Been About Forgiveness
Acts 10:43 All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His Name.
THE CROSS OF JESUS CHRIST Is Scorned By Many
1st Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Christ’s Birth Was Heralded As Salvation From Sin’s Consequences
Matthew 1:20-21 …an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
Apostolic Authority Proclaims Jesus The Lord as Jesus The Savior
1 John 4:14 We have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
Our Message MUST BE That God Forgives
2 Corinthians 5:18-20 God reconciled us to Himself through Christ & gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us.
The Lord’s Promise Of Forgiveness Is Magnanimous!
Mark 3:28-30 I tell you the truth, all the sins & blasphemies of men will be forgiven them, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin. He said this because they were saying, “He has an evil spirit.”
Christ’s Sacrifice Paid For All Sin
1 John 1:7-8 …if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
Christ’s Sacrifice Atones For The Sins Of All Believers And Of The Whole World
1 John 2:2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world!
Ephesians 1:7-11 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding,