Forgiveness

What Are We At?

… We are not going to talk about law, and duty, and punishment, but about love, and goodness, and forgiveness, and mercy, and eternal life. Do not, therefore, act …

Praying and Pleading

Jeremiah 14:7

… How terrible is the case of any who have passed the frontier of hope! The case described in this chapter did not admit of pity or pardon. No …

A Bad Excuse Is Worse Than None

Luke 14:18

… So when the Lord comes to pardon, He does not pardon some small offenses and wink at trifles—but the whole mass of sin He cleans away in …

The Whole Gospel In A Single Verse

1 Timothy 1:15

… My Greek expression is, 'I am chief.'" "What? After being saved, after being forgiven, still are you chief of sinners?" "Yes," he says, "it is so." And it …

Sight For Those Who See Not

John 9:39

… Until you get to know that Jesus is both Lord and Christ, exalted on high to give repentance and forgiveness of sin, you still need that there should …

The True Position of the Witness Within

1 John 5:10

… In the Bible I see that God Himself witnesses that whoever trusts Jesus is thereby forgiven, accepted and saved! And, therefore, I trust Him. We have no other …

What Self Deserves

Ezekiel 36:31

… It appears from our text that when Israel shall be forgiven her long years of departure from God, one of the effects of the mercy will be that …

Strange Dispensations and Matchless Consolations

Hosea 2:14

… Not so, for that man went down to his house without justification, unsatisfied, unblessed with the smile of Heaven—while yon sorrowing publican received God's gracious forgiveness …

Our Heavenly Father's Pity

Psalm 103:13

… Lo! God has said it! She shall be torn in pieces! She shall be burnt with fire and utterly consumed! God might have forgiven her if it had …

Spiritual Appetite

Proverbs 27:7

… Sweet is liberty to the captive and when the Son makes you free, you are free, indeed! Sweet is pardon to the condemned and proclaims full forgiveness and …

The Royal Prerogative

Psalm 68:20

… It is for God, as the great Judge, to see the sentence executed, or to issue a free pardon, according as He pleases! And He will have us …

The Only Atoning Priest

Hebrews 10:11-14

… They want no other washing, no further purging, as far as pardon of sin and acceptance with God in the matter of justification are concerned, for they are …

The Desire of the Soul in Spiritual Darkness

Isaiah 26:9

… pardon is there, but you do not know it.” Oh! may God speak loudly in your soul, that you may know really and certainly that he has forgiven …

Confession and Absolution

Luke 18:13

… If thou wouldst find pardon, go to dark Gethsemane, and see thy Redeemer sweating, in deep anguish, gouts of gore. If thou wouldst have peace of conscience, go …

Revelation and Conversion

Psalm 19:7

… Is not that an excellent conversion? True conversion also gives a man pardon, but does not make him presumptuous. His past transgression is all forgiven him, but he …

Psalm 106

Psalm 106

… In the covering of their enemies we have a type of the pardon of our sins; they are sunk as in the sea, never to rise again; and …

The Cripple at Lystra

Acts 14:9-10

… Everywhere Paul would he unmistakable in this—“Ye chief of sinners, look to the wounds of Jesus, and your sins shall he forgiven you.” Equally clear would he …

A Sight Of Self

Isaiah 64:6

… They declare they do not need to be forgiven. Then perish! Perish, for you righteously deserve it. Go down to the Hell which you have chosen by your …

Coming to Christ

1 Peter 2:4

… We still come to the cross, but it is not so much to find pardon for past sins, for these are forgiven, as to find fresh comfort from …

The Ravens' Cry

Psalm 147:9

… You know that you want peace and pardon. You know that you need Jesus, His precious blood, His perfect righteousness. Now, if God hears such a strange, chattering …

Christ’s First and Last Subject

Matthew 4:17

… It says, “This do, and thou shalt live; break my command, and thou shalt die.” There is nothing said about penitence; there is no offer of pardon made …

Apart

Zechariah 12:12-14

… But when it comes to a true work of the Spirit of God and men do really mourn for sin so as to obtain pardon, it is a …

The Certainty And Freeness Of Divine Grace

John 6:37

… But the moment that faith is exercised, perfect pardon is given! There is no sin in God's book against a soul that trusts Christ and there never …

"My Redeemer Liveth"

… Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins ( Acts 5:30 …

The Memorable Hymn

Matthew 26:30

… We will mourn that we pierced the Lord and we will rejoice in pardon bought with blood! Our strain must vary as we talk of sin, feeling its …

The Two Pillars Of Salvation

Romans 4:24

… First, then, dear Friends, our forgiveness comes from the death of Christ—"Who was delivered for our offenses." There is no pardon of sin apart from Christ being …

The Greatest Folly in the World

Romans 3:11

… forgiveness for the past God proffers it through the precious blood of His dear Son. Then say to Him, "Lord, I trust in Jesus; give me pardon for …

The Fullness and the Filling

John 1:16

… any person who would climb the hill with proper intentions should receive the pardon of his sins and five days' indulgence. I thought I might as well have …

Real Grace for Real Need

Luke 9:11

… and never rise until you were forgiven! Your tears would flow day and night until you had the assurance of pardon! But since your heart seems to yourself …

The Uses of the Law

Galatians 3:19

… Yet, pardon me my friends, if I just observe that this is a very natural question, too. If you read the doctrine of the apostle Paul you find …

Love's Commendation

Romans 5:8

… If we would commend our religion to mankind, we cannot do it by mere formalities, but by gracious acts of integrity, charity and forgiveness, which are the proper …

Daniel's Undaunted Courage

Daniel 6:10

… We need the eventide's forgiveness. Do we not also require the noontide's refreshment? Might we not well say at noontide, "Tell me, O You whom my …

Jesus, The Substitute For His People

Romans 8:34

… where I am," includes their being forgiven all their sins, for they could not come there if their sins were not forgiven. Rest assured that a pleading Savior …

An Awful Contrast

Matthew 26:67

… There are some who say, "We do not need pardon, we do not need to be justified by faith in Christ—we are already good enough." Or, "We …

The Heart of The Gospel

… It pleased God as the judge of all, that sin should not be forgiven without the exaction of the punishment which had been so righteously threatened to it …

The Memorable Hymn

… We will mourn that we pierced the Lord, and we wilt rejoice in pardon bought with blood. Our strain must vary as we talk of sin, feeling its …

Our Lord's Posture in Ascension

Luke 24:50-53

… sinners—"to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins." And it is through faith in Him that this forgiveness may be given to you. If you trust …

Man's Ruin and God's Remedy

Numbers 21:8

… you are to be forgiven. Do not believe your heart, when it says, that Christ will shut you out, and will not pardon you: Come and try him …

Praise for the Gift of Gifts

2 Corinthians 9:15

… Here comes, first, "the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His Grace." He that believes in Christ has no sin! His sin is blotted out. It …

The Anxious Enquirer

Job 23:3

… We would like to be pardoned and we would like to be forgiven." And so they would—but they would like to go on in sin, too! They …