The Glory Of "Complete" Forgiveness

I read an excellent article the other day on the subject of  "Incomplete versus Complete Forgiveness" which I found at www.charismaministries.org. The author introduced the subject by stating that many Christian teachers teach that when we are saved we are forgiven for only the sins we have committed up until that point but all "post conversion sins are not forgiven". Here is what the author had to say...

 Partial forgiveness is therefore not good news. Especially since Jesus isn’t going to die again. What is going to be your sacrifice for your post salvation sins if Jesus isn’t going to die again? A couple of lambs? Maybe a goat? Your works? Your ability to remember, confess, cry and wail about it? Or does God go into panic mode, quickly turns back time every time somebody confesses, adds that sin in and then lets Jesus die all over again, and then fast-forwards time back to the present so we can all go on again? I highly doubt it. Jesus died 2000 years ago. Your forgiveness was fully provided at the same time. You were forgiven at the cross, not at the point of salvation. At the point of salvation you merely realized you have been forgiven already and then through faith you received His free gift of righteousness which gave you right standing before the Father.  

I was encouraged to read an article by someone who "gets" the gospel. They make a very good point. If you were forgiven for only the sins you committed before your conversion then what is the remedy for sins that you are committing now? The answer is "there is no remedy" except the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. The folly of the "Lordship salvationist/works plus grace" crowd is they actually think that you can reach a point where you are living a holy enough life that you don't need a Savior. The truth of the matter is that Christ forgives us "unconditionally" for all the sins we will ever commit. That's right, I said it...all! There is no arguing this fact, that is, if you believe the Bible.

Hbr 10:12-18 But this Man, after He had offered ONE sacrifice for sins FOREVER, sat down at the right hand of God, 13 from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. 14 For by ONE OFFERING He has perfected FOREVER those who are being sanctified. 15 But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before, 16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,” 17 then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” 18 Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin. (NKJV)

Colossians 2:13

English Standard Version (ESV)

¹³ 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, 

I hope you noticed the last three words in Colossians 2:13 "all our trespasses". The writer of Hebrews says we are "perfected for ever". That is something to sing hallelujah about! Don't listen to the pharisees and hypocrites who desire to water down the work of Christ. If you have believed on the Lord Jesus Christ you are the possessor of "complete" forgiveness!

Eva Kor Had The Power To Forgive!

Let me take this opportunity to say "Merry Christmas" to the many readers of this blog! I hope you find a gratitude toward God this time of year for His gift of His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ! If you have never trusted Jesus as your Savior I encourage you to watch the 3 minute video in the right sidebar.

I also want to share this story with you...Click on the link under her picture.I hope you'll read every word of it, it is the story of Eva Mozez Kor and her survival of the Nazi death camps of Auschwitz. I know that in these last days there is a growing anti-semitism that permeates our culture. In fact, there are growing numbers of people who deny that these atrocities even occured. Eva discovered that she had the "power to forgive" the most demented Nazi fiends that destroyed her family and subjected her and her twin sister to medical experiments. It is a moving story and I'm glad that Eva forgave those who so wronged her.

Read Eva's Story

A story like this reminds me of the One who  has the ultimate power to forgive. Again, Merry Christmas and may 2012 be the year that you find forgiveness and eternal life through Christ. If you have recently come to faith in Jesus let us know in the contact box in the right sidebar, we would like to rejoice with you!

Libyans Are Trying To Forgive And Reconcile!

I'm always on the lookout for articles about forgiveness. I visited an Arab/Muslim newsite the other day that had a very interesting article about Libya in the wake of the recent revolution. Here is an excerpt from that article...

Political and religious leaders from across Libya gathered in Tripoli on Saturday (December 10th) for a national reconciliation conference.

"We are capable of forgiveness and tolerance," said Mustafa Abdel Jalil, head of the National Transitional Council (NTC). "We are capable of absorbing our brothers who fought the rebels and also capable of absorbing every person who committed an act or words against this revolution."

I don't know about you but the phrase that caught my eye was "national reconciliation conference". I hope they can pull it off in Libya, most of the other Arab revolutions have resulted in extermination of a lot of the loyalist supporters. Their intentions are great and I wish them the best but this phrase caused me to think of a far more grand reconciliation conference. The Bible tells us that before the foundation of the world God the Father and God the Son conferenced on the rescue measures that would be needed to snatch sinful men from an eternity in Hell. In their deliberations they decided that Jesus Christ Himself would come to this earth as a man, live a sinless life, be crucified by sinful men and then rise from the dead! Christ Himself would make the payment for the sins of men and thus "reconciliation" could be possible between God and man. Here is how the Apostle Paul describes it...

2 Corinthians 5:18

¹⁸And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

Jesus Christ by His shed blood at Calvary has reconciled us to God and He has given to us the ministry of reconciliation.  One of the reasons that I started this blog was to carry out my personal ministry of encouraging others to be reconciled. I urge you dear reader to be reconciled to God through Jesus. Go to the right side bar of this site and check out the little video entitled "Learn How To Be Forgiven In 3 Minutes". This is a wonderful time of the year and today would be a great day to be reconciled to God!