Forgiveness
Forgiveness is at the heart of God’s message to you in His Word and in His Son. Take time to rest in God’s comfort and assurance as you review some of the matchless aspects of His forgiveness provided through Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 1:7, In Him [Jesus] we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.
Colossians 2:13-14, And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.
Romans 5:6-10, For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
Psalm 32:1 & 5, Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. … I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
1 John 1:9, If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Isaiah 55:6-7, Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Psalm 103:10-12, He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
Psalm 130:3-4, If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O LORD, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
Mark 11:25-26, And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
For a comprehensive study on the many aspects of biblical forgiveness, see Forgiveness: The Possible Impossibility
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God’s Word Speaks on Forgiveness © 2011 WordTruth, Inc—http://www.wordtruth.net
Verses from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version © 2001Version by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers
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Love of God
The love of God is demonstrated in many ways, the foremost of which is His love for the world which is expressed in the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ. Take a few moments to review some of what the Bible says about God’s love. You’ll love it!
John 3:16, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
1 John 4:7-10, Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Romans 5:8, God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Ephesians 2:4-5, But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
1 John 4:16, So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
Galatians 2:20, I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Ephesians 5:2, And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Psalm 36:7, How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm 51:1, Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17, Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
Romans 8:38-39, For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
For a “daily life” appreciation of God’s love, see God’s Love is Personal.
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God’s Word Speaks About the Love of God © 2011 WordTruth, Inc—http://www.wordtruth.net
Verses from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version © 2001Version by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers