Will God forgive me no matter what?

[Chad]

I have [insert any sin]. Will God forgive me no matter what?

"Will God forgive me for _________?"

Yes, yes, and yes. Whatever sin you can enter into that blank, the answer is this: Yes, God will forgive you. You may think your sin is so horrible that God could never forgive you, but it doesn't matter how big or small it is. God's forgiveness never runs out. Remember when they murdered Jesus on the cross? And yet He still said, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34).

First John 1:8-9 says, "If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

When Jesus paid for our sins, He paid for all of them—past, present, and future. There is nothing you can do that He would have forgotten to cover or wouldn't want to cover. He paid the price for the entire human race and all our wickedness (Isaiah 53:5-6; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

Salvation → Forgiveness

Salvation and forgiveness are linked. If you have received that salvation, which is forgiveness of sin, then you are fully forgiven of your whole debt of sin. Romans 10:9 says, "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."

If you have not received Christ as your Savior, then what are you waiting for? Tell Jesus that you believe He is Lord, and confess your sins so you can be forgiven!

This is both the hard part, and the best part. This forgiveness of sins is entirely through God's grace, and not our works. There is nothing you can do to earn forgiveness (Romans 3:20-22). Ephesians 2:8-9 says, "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." Rest in that knowledge—that you do not need to work for salvation and forgiveness.

I may be forgiven, but I still feel guilty...

It's true. Even though you know you are forgiven, you may still feel guilt over your sin. Guilt will still hang around with us if we don't forgive ourselves. But sometimes feeling a little guilty is not necessarily a bad thing.

Guilt is a natural response from our conscience to remind us not to repeat those sins. Confess your sins and know that you are forgiven by God. Then remember to forgive yourself too, because the past is in the past and cannot be changed, but you still have control over what you do today and tomorrow.

God loves you. This is such a simple sentence but so mindblowingly amazing. And through that love, He gave His Son to pay the debt we owed because of our sins. And now we have this beautiful gift of forgiveness.

It is only selfish pride that would fight that gift. Only pride would say, "My sin was too much for Jesus to forgive." But 2 Corinthians 12:9 says that Christ is sufficient: "But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me."

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[Cosmicwaffle]

Excellent post Chad!

By believing in his Grace we have died to our flesh and the struggles with it, and have been made alive to rest in his spirit of Love.

Let all who believe the Gospel turn from self-righteousness and the ways of religion, trying to be Holy apart from God. For God himself has made us Holy through his son, and in him we rest in God's power to radically shape our souls: From unloving, selfish, and suffering creatures to creatures of love, mercy, and joy.

The whole of the OT points us to God's love for us in Christ. He is our sabbath rest, our king, and redeemer.

Let noone turn away from God to sew fig leaves of religion over the sins that only Christ's sacrifice could cover. God is our salvation, our way, and our life.

Thanks for sharing the Good News Chad! :smiley:

 

[rodd]

That's what he says, "I believe it." That's my hope, therefore my faith is active, so I can believe it is true.

 

[Strypes]

Titus 2:11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

Thank God "all" means all!

 

[Arabhorselover]

I only wonder about the "forgive yourself" part. I have read that this is not even possible, since only God can forgive us.

 

[Dabney]

1 John ch 2 vs 1 and 2 "My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world."

 

[RJ]

"Will God forgive me for _unbelief_?" ........Not!

 

[james1523]

God will only forgive us for those sins that do not prevent Him from forgiving us - this includes everything and anything except - unbelief (in Christ), blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, unforgiveness towards others (Matt 6:15), any sins that we do not confess (1 John 1:9).

 

[rodd]

God will only forgive us for those sins that do not prevent Him from forgiving us - this includes everything and anything except - unbelief (in Christ), blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, unforgiveness towards others (Matt 6:15), any sins that we do not confess (1 John 1:9).

If we are in Christ, from the outset we don't Blaspheme the Holy Spirit because we have the Holy Spirit and he works righteousness in us!
Anyone who does, was never a child of God to begin with.
Also,...God forgave our sins at Calvary not in our bedrooms!

 

[james1523]

If we are in Christ, from the outset we don't Blaspheme the Holy Spirit because we have the Holy Spirit and he works righteousness in us!
Anyone who does, was never a child of God to begin with.
Also,...God forgave our sins at Calvary not in our bedrooms!

No, God paid the price for our sins at Calvary, he did not actually forgive them until a) we turn to Christ (belief, Acts 10:43), and b) confess our sins (1 John 1:9).
It's possible for a believer to lie to the Spirit if Satan fills their heart (Acts 5:3), so it must be possible to blaspheme as well.