Forgiveness

A Bottle in the Smoke

Psalm 119:83

… shriven, absolved, without a sin; forgiven, pardoned, washed, without a stain, accepted in the Beloved. As long as thou livest, that pardon shall avail thee; and when thou …

Testimony And Experience

John 4:39-42

… much because much had been forgiven! In her own person she was a notable proof of the Savior's power to pardon and reclaim. She had become a …

The Privileged Man

Ezekiel 16:9-14

… One of the first instincts of a forgiven sinner is to become a servant in the house of his pardoning God. Listen to David in the 51st Psalm …

Faith and Repentance Inseparable

Mark 1:15

… Many who truly repent are tempted to believe that they are too great sinners for Christ to pardon. That, however, is not part of their repentance; it is …

Feeble Faith Appealing to a Strong Savior

Mark 9:24

… You are aware of your sin and you lament it, yet you cannot get a sense of pardon. You know your spiritual needs and you bemoan them, but …

Christ's One Sacrifice for Sin

Hebrews 9:26

… Once forgiven, the sin would not have come back again. If the sacrifice had really cleansed the conscience of the offerer, he would not have had cause to …

The Plain Man's Pathway To Peace

Matthew 9:27-30

… have been forgiven according to the riches of Divine Grace I do verily believe, but that their sinful thoughts ever helped them to obtain pardon I cannot imagine …

The King In His Beauty

Isaiah 33:17

… You remember it! That day when Jesus met you and you were able to cast all your sins on Him and see them all forgiven! Did you ever …

The Two Yokes

Jeremiah 28:13

… Christ is exalted on high to give not only the pardon of sin, but to give the repentance which comes before the pardon. To give repentance and remission …

God's Heart the Source of All Blessing

2 Samuel 7:21

… in His heart and "He delights in mercy." When God was willing to pardon sin, why did He not save the fallen angels? Why did He pass by …

Self-Humbling

2 Chronicles 34:27

… But when they appeared with ropes about their necks, confessing that they deserved to be hanged, a free pardon was accorded to very many of them. Come, poor …

Loved and Washed

Revelation 1:5

… He must be Lord of the forgiven soul. He only washes those who will enter His Kingdom and come under His government. Are we not glad to proclaim …

An Appeal to Children of Godly Parents

Proverbs 6:20-23

… your pillow and to give you rest than to know that you are forgiven through the precious blood of Christ, and saved in the Lord with an everlasting …

'Feed My Sheep'

John 21:16

… It cannot do otherwise—love must serve its Beloved—it yearns to go and lay its offering at His feet! No pressure was needed to make the forgiven …

The Poor Man's Friend

Psalm 72:12

… Oh! we can remember now when we wanted to have our sins forgiven us, we would have given all we had if we could but have found mercy …

Accepted of the Great Father

Ephesians 1:6

… Realize that you are forgiven right now. With your eyes upon the wounds of Christ, say unto your soul by the Spirit, "I am without spot or wrinkle …

Springtime in Nature and Grace

Isaiah 55:10-13

… Hear the music of the glorious message, "He will have mercy!" "He will abundantly pardon!" Return unto the Lord and He will have mercy upon you! He will …

The Hunger and Thirst Which Are Blessed

Matthew 5:6

… This, of course, includes the pardon of his offenses and the giving to him of a righteousness which will make him acceptable to God—he eagerly cries to …

Right-hand Sins

Mark 9:43

… All your iniquities shall be forgiven you—though you have blasphemed and have even committed murder, there is pardon for you if you hate those sins and leave …

None But Jesus

John 3:18

… Both the Father and the Spirit must be trusted in order to complete redemption, but for the particular mercy of justification and pardon the blood of the Mediator …

"I Will," Yet, "Not As I Will"

John 7:24

… And he was always fretting about the dear child, till a Quaker said to him, "What? Have you not forgiven God yet?" And there are some people who …

Christ's Great Mission

Matthew 20:28

… Broad as the statement may appear, I venture to assert by Divine Warrant that there never was beneath the cape of Heaven a sin forgiven without satisfaction being …

'That Day' and Its Disclosure

2 Timothy 1:18

… If you cannot forgive, neither shall you be forgiven! If you cannot kneel down and sincerely pray, "Forgive us our debts as we forgive them that are indebted …

What Have I Done?

Jeremiah 8:6

… I beseech you, pray for your minister in this thing, that he may be forgiven, if there has ever been a lack of earnestness, and energy, and prayerfulness …

God's Prison, Warden and Prisoner

… get it taken off—but if you go roundabout to seek relief and pardon through them—you will never get it, for you insult God in the way …

Daniel's Band

Daniel 10:11

… They sank like lead in the mighty waves of oblivion and they shall never arise to condemn you! You are forgiven! Perhaps you were a drunk, a swearer …

The Royal Prerogative

Deuteronomy 32:39

… Away with those who dream that outward religiousness can do you good! Away, away with the deceivers who would tell you that they can give you pardon! No …

The Breaker and the Flock

Micah 2:12

… for I will pardon them whom I reserve." The glorious Breaker, with His pierced hands, nailed feet and opened side, has worked a miracle of miracles by putting …

Christ the End of the Law

Romans 10:4

… Every morning and evening a lamb died to tell of daily need of pardon, if God is to dwell with us. We sometimes have fault found with us …

The Meek and Lowly One

Matthew 11:28-30

… Saith he, after putting the parable concerning the two debtors, “which of them shall love him most?”—and then he explains that this woman hath had much forgiven …

The Cross Our Glory

Galatians 6:14

… That whoever trusts in the Lord Jesus Christ is, in that moment, forgiven, justified and accepted in the Beloved. "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness …

The Chief Of Sinners

1 Timothy 1:15

… For "all manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men." No matter how often or how foully you have cursed the Most High and damned yourself …

'Oh, How He Loves!'

John 11:36

… When Jesus saw their faith, He said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, your sins are forgiven you. Those who brought this man to Jesus believed that …

His Name—Wonderful!

Isaiah 9:6

… washed, cleansed, forgiven, through him that did hang upon the tree. Oh, how I wondered that I should be pardoned! It was not the pardon that I wondered …

Perseverance Without Presumption

John 10:28

… When He has declared the man's transgressions forgiven, shall they be again reckoned to him?—again laid to his door? Is it not said that He has …

Work in Us and Work by Us

Colossians 1:29

… After a man has found Christ to the pardon of his sin, the Holy Spirit is pleased to endear Christ more and more to him. It is the …

Christ's Triple Character

Isaiah 55:4

… Whenever He promises rest and peace, and pardon, to those that come unto Him, He promises all this in His Father's name and on His Father's …

"Sitting By"

Luke 5:17

… They said, "What have we to do with hearing Jesus of Nazareth and His message concerning the pardon of sin?" "Why," they said, "we are highly educated people …

Peace By Believing

Romans 5:1

… Very well, then, the man who has believed in Christ has his sins forgiven, and the righteousness of Christ imputed to him. Therefore he is at peace with …

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Matthew 6:13

… Taught of the Spirit to know their pardon, adoption, and union to Jesus, they can cry, and they, alone—"Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from …