The 28 Day Forgiveness Challenge — Day 21
Through Christ’s act of propitiation, God showed us that he is just. He dealt with our sin. He didn’t ignore it or sweep it under some heavenly carpet. He judged it, he condemned it, and he punished it. All obligations were fully satisfied. But that was not the end goal.
God is both just and the justifier. He freely justifies “the one who has faith in Jesus” (Romans 3:26). That’s you.
Not only did God take away your sins, he declared you to be righteous. This is the proof that your sins have been forgiven and that God is fully satisfied with you. This means you are in right standing with God. You didn’t work your way to that status. God justified you freely by his grace.
How does this play out in daily living? We still sin, don’t we? And each sin we commit still deserves punishment. The punishment we deserve is death.
Yet, God says to those who are in Christ, “Your sins have been forgiven.” How do we know that punishment is not waiting for us sometime in the future? What is the proof?
Justification!
God justifies sinners and declares them right in his sight on the basis of Christ’s finished work on the cross.
The work is done. Jesus wants us to trust and depend on Him. It’s in that trust that we can watch him work all things together for our good. We can trust him because he satisfied the law on our behalf. His punishment was our punishment. In exchange, His righteousness became our righteousness.
The fact that God has declared us righteous in His sight is proof that all of our sins have been forgiven – past, present and future. They have been sent away from us as far as the east is from the west and righteousness has been credited to our account. On the basis of Jesus’ shed blood, God treats us as if we had never sinned.
Forgiveness Challenge #21 – Do you believe that Jesus died for all of your sins? Do you believe that his blood satisfied the law for every sin you have committed or will commit in the future? Here is the proof:
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1 (ESV)
I know my sins are forgiven but I feel so unworthy every morning when I pray. I feel as though God must be disappointed in me bringing the same sins over and over to him. It’s like I keep reminding Christ that I put the nails in his hands and spear in his side and I mourn that I am so unworthy. I try and live in the spirit but continue in the flesh. I ‘m surprised the holy spirit hasn’t given up on me. I just want to please God and have him smile when He thinks of me.
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Col 1:22
But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—
Rick, according to the word of God, he has reconciled you to himself and no longer counts your sins against you.
2Co 5:18
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
2Co 5:19
that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, NOT COUNTING people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
2Co 5:20
We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.
2Co 5:21
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Col 1:22
But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—
That is why it is GOOD NEWS. The reason why you keep feeling unworthy is because you are focusing on you actions rather than on Jesus and His actions. Like it says, reconcile yourself to God. Accept that God sees you as worthy and holy and perfect.
All of the sins of the world were forgiven at the cross.
Luk 23:34Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do…
Rom 5:8But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Rom 5:10For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
2Co 5:18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
2Co 5:19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
Leaving only the sin of not believing in Jesus, which will never be forgiven.
Mat 12:31 “Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
Mat 12:32 “Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.
Jhn 16:8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment:
Jhn 16:9 about sin, because people do not believe in me;