by David A. DePra
| PROCLAMATIONS
OF FAITH |
by David A. DePra |
| Regarding sin and forgiveness: |
| God forgives us from all sin through Jesus Christ. |
| Therefore, the one sin which God cannot forgive is |
| the refusal of His forgiveness. |
| If God forgave the refusal of His forgiveness, it would |
| make His forgiveness in Christ meaningless. |
| The refusal of God's forgiveness is, in fact, the |
| unpardonable sin. |
| God does not forgive us because we believe. We |
| believe because God has forgiven us in Jesus Christ. |
| God does not forgive us because we confess. We |
| confess because we believe we are forgiven in |
| Jesus Christ. |
| God's forgiveness for sin is a finished thing. It is |
| complete whether we believe it or not. But we must |
| believe or it will do us no good. We are saved by |
| grace through faith. |
| God saves us while we are yet sinners. This means |
| that we have absolutely nothing to do with our |
| salvation. We need only embrace the reality that |
| Jesus did it all. |
| Never think forgiveness for sin is a license to commit |
| sin. Forgiveness truly received never results in |
| license. It results in freedom from sin. |
| Forgiveness never waters down sin. It calls it |
| exactly what it is and releases the offender. |
| Sin manifests itself in many wicked ways. But |
| according to God, one of the worst is that of |
| religious self-righteousness. |
| You will never be more forgiven than you are at this |
| moment. It is finished. |
| You cannot conquer sin. You must stand in the |
| victory of Jesus Christ against it, through faith and |
| obedience. |