Forgiveness

The Death of Christ

Isaiah 53:10

… But then my heart desires to forgive—to pass by man’s transgressions and pardon them. How can it be done? Wisdom stepped in, and said, “It shall …

Divine Sovereignty

Matthew 20:15

… Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to pardon, and thou never gavest grace to one that wanted it more. Because I am empty, fill me with the …

Christ Manifesting Himself to His People

John 14:22

… men on a scaffold to be hanged, have I not a right to pardon which I will, and give the punishment to all the rest? Wilt thou not …

The First Christmas Carol

Luke 2:14

… He has good will to men; he is willing to pardon; he passes by iniquity, transgression, and sin. And mark thee, if Satan shall then add, “But though …

The Sweet Uses of Adversity

Job 10:2

… First, I shall speak to the tried saint; and then I shall speak to the seeking sinner, who has been seeking peace and pardon through Christ, but who …

Christ—The Power and Wisdom of God

1 Corinthians 1:24

… Yes, and there worships with you this day (and if there be a secularist here, my friend will pardon me for alluding to him for a moment), there …

Psalm 34

Psalm 34

… Conscience self the culprit tortures, gnawing him with pangs unknown; For that now amendment's season is for ever past and gone, And that late repentance findeth pardon …

The Spiced Wine of My Pomegranate

… When thou seest thy pardon, consider how great a boon is contained in it! Bethink thee that hell had been thine eternal portion unless Christ had plucked thee …

Repentance Unto Life

Acts 11:18

… No man can come to Christ and know his pardon without feeling that sin is a hateful thing, for it put Jesus to death. Ye who have tearless …

"Noli Me Tangere" ("Touch Me Not")

John 20:17

… Come along back to Him—let there be no time lost! Come weeping to His feet and say, "My Brother, I confess my transgressions and ask pardon of …

Unknown Depths and Heights

Luke 23:34

… save me, for Jesus' sake." If you will do this, you shall be forgiven! You shall be renewed in heart, you shall be made clean! In closing my …

The Believer's Challenge

Romans 8:34

… himself from the grave, and with him came the resurrection and the life; pardon and peace for all souls sprang up from the deep well of his misery …

The Leafless Tree

Isaiah 6:3

… Your sins may be great; but if Christ shall pardon them, then you shall be saved. The one question, then, I have to ask of thee, is—Hast …

Jehovah Tsidkenu: The Lord Our Righteousness

Jeremiah 23:6

… is so consistent with the theory of the fall and the plan of pardon, that it must be maintained in order to make the gospel clear. I think …

On Conversion as Our Aim

… the atonement ; we must preach a real bona fide substitutionary sacrifice, and proclaim pardon as its result. Cloudy views as to atoning blood are mischievous to the last …

Illustrations in Preaching

… The passages from his loved Austin and Chrysostom, and not less beloved Seneca and Plutarch, the scholar knows how to pardon. The squirrel is not more tempted to …

A Blow For Puseyism

John 6:63

… My spiritual nature feeds upon truth, love, Divine Grace, promise, pardon, covenant, atonement, acceptance—all of which I find, and much more—in the Person of the Lord …

The Pierced Heart of Jesus

John 19:32-37

… But let us stand in His Propitiation, rejoicing that His piercing has procured our pardon! So let us go on our way, resolved, by His help, that we …

The New Wine of the Kingdom

Matthew 26:29

… tell of tens of thousands of sinners brought to Jesus weeping, and finding pardon in His blood! There is a grand cup in store for you that love …

Lecture II: Anecdotes From The Pulpit.

… hunted with such a temptation, dogged with such a lust; either thou must pardon it, or I am damned; mortify it, or I shall be a slave to …

Daniel Facing the Lions' Den

Daniel 6:10

… Let pardon be sought, and all the blessings of grace. Do not despise or turn away from that blessed mercy seat which stands open to every soul that …

Predestination and Calling

Romans 8:30

… having persecuted Jesus, nor many hours ere he receives the assurance of his pardon, and not many days ere he who persecuted Christ stands up to preach with …

Good Cause for Great Zeal

Ezra 4:14

… But, O remember, the King is always ready to receive His rebel subjects and He is a God ready to pardon. "Kiss the Son lest He be angry …

Two Choice Benedictions

Numbers 6:23-27

… from a sense of His assured love! And belief in Christ for the pardon of sin gives us the blessing of non-condemnation. "Therefore being justified by faith …

Good Talk

1 Chronicles 16:9

… my text inculcates, " Talk you of all His wondrous works." I beg your pardon when you say you cannot do this. You cannot because you will not! If …

Absconding and Apostasy

John 6:67

… There is more of pathos than of pardon in the question as our Lord put it, "Will you also go away?" He addressed the favored twelve. I put …

Faith Justifying Speech

Psalm 116:10

… but have everlasting life." We believe that there is a full and free pardon for every sinner who believes in Jesus, that there is acceptance with God through …

A Mighty Saviour

Isaiah 63:1

… full one, though a true one—if we understand salvation to mean the pardon of sin and salvation from hell, Christ is mighty to save, because of the …

Some Reminiscences of Foreign Travel

… 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 as …

The Amen

Revelation 3:14

… He was a Priest to pardon and cleanse once. He is Amen as Priest, still. He was a King to rule and reign for His people, and to …

The Family Likeness

Romans 8:14

… our tottering footsteps to the foot of the Cross and there sealed our pardon, has led us along every step of the way, up every hill of difficulty …

No Illusion

Acts 12:9

… Do you dream of peace? Without pardon it is a dream. Do you dream of Heaven? Without holiness it is a dream. Do you dream of joy at …

Heavenly Rest

Hebrews 4:9

… Just pardon me one moment if I beg of you to conceive of yourselves as being in heaven. Is it not a strange thing to think of—a …

A New Year's Benediction

Hebrews 13:5

… Oh that you would do so! Whoever trusts Him for pardon by His atoning Sacrifice is saved! To look to the Great Substitute and depend upon Him for …

Solace for Sad Hearts

Isaiah 61:3

… For such a worm as I?" The more sure we are of our pardon the more we mourn over our sin. We look on Him whom we have …

The Gospel in Power

1 Thessalonians 1:5-10

… not born-again! Who preaches faith, but has never believed! Who talks of pardon, but has never been washed in the precious blood! Who speaks of the righteousness …

Lovest Thou Me?

John 21:15-17

… I can only pray for you, that God the Saviour would be pleased to reveal himself unto your heart, that “a sense of blood-bought pardon” may “dissolve …

The Garden Of The Soul

Matthew 26:36

… Permit me to beg your pardon. I know personally that there is nothing on earth that the human frame can suffer to be compared with despondency and prostration …

Holy Song From Happy Saints

Isaiah 5:1

… The first is when our soul first perceives the Infinite Love of Jesus to us, when we receive the pardon of sin, when we enter into the marriage …

Going Home—A Christmas Sermon

Mark 5:19

… If any of you are masters you will pardon me for the digression, when I most respectfully beg you to pay your servants the same wages on Christmas …