I was listening to a radio program earlier, that came on after the Albert Mohler program, but I cannot recall the name. Anyway the subject of the show was forgiveness. Something that they were discussing really stuck out in my mind, and worried me a little. The thought was something like this. . .
“We are supposed to forgive others endlessly. However just because we forgive someone, it does not exclude them from the consequences of the sin. If someone murders one of your family members, you can forgive, them and they can be sorry, but they are still going to jail as a result of their action.”
This got me thinking about how much I take for granted God’s forgiveness, constantly. I continually sin on a daily basis, and the only penalty for sin ISdeath, separation from God and hell. And man, do I deserve it. But the marvelous difference between our earthly forgiveness and God’s heavenly forgiveness is that we escape the consequences. If we truly seek forgiveness for our sins through Christ not only are we gladly forgiven but we are truly free! Free from hell, free from death, and we get an awesome gift in return; to enjoy God and be in his presence for all eternity! Who else has this power? Who else can genuinley forgive and remember sins no more? Who can love like this?
to quote of my proffessors. . .”God desires to love us, more than we desire to sin” That is hardcore Godly love.
-Cpt Kamberoo
“the marvelous difference between our earthly forgiveness and God’s heavenly forgiveness is that we escape the consequences. If we truly seek forgiveness for our sins through Christ not only are we gladly forgiven but we are truly free! ”
Michael Kamber
yes? Can i quote you on this!? That is amazing! And so true. I do wonder though, are the consequences of our sin just death and separation, or are there other consequences over the coarse of time? We still sin, so won’t we still have to suffer consequences? I am assuming you mean the overall idea of forgiveness…
haha, yes you can quote that anytime you like. Paul in Romans says that consequence of sin is death, so perhaps our earthly death is a Christian’s consequence of sin. . .thats why Adam died, and I’m assuming that why Christ bothered being put in a tomb for 3 days.