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My Sins Are Too Great for God to Forgive
by John BenzaRelated Reading: Experience true forgiveness
I’m always taken aback by people who think they have sinned too much or too frequently for God to forgive them and allow them to go to heaven. Jesus overcame death to break the bond of sin and to free us of the penalty thereof. He gives us complete freedom and forgiveness.
Jesus is bigger, greater and more powerful than sin. I accept what he teaches in the Bible that no one, nothing can pluck us from his hand. He "bought us" (redeemed us) and paid for us with the blood he shed on the cross when he died for our sins.
Now, I am not saying there are no consequences for our sin. Of course there may be and usually are. The point I am driving home is that if you claim Jesus as your savior, your sole source of redemption and access to heaven, then that is sufficient. If you sin, ask for forgiveness and "he is faithful and just and will forgive you of all unrighteousness". As I said, forgiveness is complete. Consequences are only there for us to learn because God loves us.