Blessings of Forgiveness

1. Who only has the right to remit punishment and forgive sin?
“I, even I, am He that blotted out thy transgressions.” Isaiah 43:25.

2. How ready is God to exercise His mercy toward the sinner?
“And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, . . . keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving, iniquity and transgression and sin.” Exodus 34: 6, 7.

3. What necessity did God’s holiness impose upon His mercy?
“Without shedding of blood is no remission.” Hebrews 9:22.

4. By whom have the conditions of forgiveness been met?
“Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this Man [Jesus] is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins.” Acts 13:38.

5. How did Jesus make forgiveness possible?
“In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.” Ephesians 1:7.
“The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin,” 1 John 1:7.
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6. By virtue of the sacrifice of Christ what is God willing to do for those who are convicted of sin?
“He looked upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.” Job 33:27,28.

7. How completely is God prepared to remove the guilt of sin?
“Come now, and let us reason together, said the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18.

8. How far Will He remove our transgressions from us?
“As far as the east is from the west so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” Psalm 103:12.

9. What does He further say concerning the remembrance of sin?
“I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.” Hebrews 8: 12.

10. How supremely blessed, therefore, is the forgiven sinner?
“Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” Romans 4:7, 8. (See also Psalm 32: 1, 2.)

11. Believing the promises of God, for what did the psalmist pray?
“Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to Thy mercy remember Thou me for Thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.” Psalm 25:7. (See also verse 18.)

12. How did he testify to the forgiveness of his sins?
“I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my
transgressions unto the Lord; and Thou forgave the iniquity of my sin.” Psalm 32:5.

13. For what does Jesus encourage believers confidently to pray?
“And forgive us our sins.” Luke 11:4.

14. Is there any sin which God will not forgive?
“Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall he forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto, men.” Matthew 12:31. (See also verse 32.)

15. What makes this sin unpardonable?
“And when He [the Spirit of God] is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.” John 16: 8.
If the sinner refuses to be convicted of sin by rejecting the Spirit’s pleading, obviously there can be no pardon; for there is no other messenger of mercy to follow.

16. If we claim forgiveness from God how should we relate ourselves to those who wrong us?
“Be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:32. (See also Colossians 3:12, 13.)

17. Should there be any limit to our forgiveness of others?
“Then came Peter to Him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times? Jesus said unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.” Matthew 18:21,22.