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| B I B L E B U L L E T I N Number 6 |
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| God's Total Forgiveness |
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| Prior to the Apostle Paul's conversion to Christianity he was a |
| murderer of Christians; as believers, Moses committed the sin |
| of murder, and King David committed adultery with Bathsheba and |
| killed her husband. In each case God gave total forgiveness. |
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| Webster's Dictionary says "to forgive" is to, "overlook; give |
| up desire to punish; to stop being angry with." God defines |
| "forgiveness" when He says, "I will forgive their wickedness |
| and will remember their sins no more" (Hebrews 8:12). God's |
| forgiveness is one that permanently forgets that sins were |
| committed. This, in effect, treats forgiven sinners as if |
| they had never committed any sins. |
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| Some churches today try to restrict redeemed sinners from |
| leadership and other church ministries if they have ever |
| committed any "Big Sins" in their pasts (i.e., divorce, murder, |
| adultery, etc). This prejudice insults the forgiving power of |
| the Blood of Jesus Christ and negates the heart of the Gospel |
| message -- that God offers absolute forgiveness to sinners. |
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| God forgives sin completely. We have only to look at Paul, |
| Moses, and David to see examples of God's ability to forgive |
| and use the redeemed sinner for His glorious purpose without |
| any restrictions because of past sins. |
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| Presented by |
| Bible Bulletin Board, P.O. Box 115, Galveston, IN 46932 |
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