Forgiveness Q & A

Col 2: 13,14 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. 14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.

I want you to answer some questions about forgiveness of sins. If you put away your religious or denominational cap for a few minutes and think honestly, the answers you arrive at may shock you and may be the most wonderful discovery you've ever made.

1. Did Jesus die for your sins?
2. Did Jesus experience the righteous wrath and fury of God against sin? If so whose sin was it – Jesus or your sin?
3. If Jesus bore your punishment and died on your behalf, what does that make you - GUILTY or FREE & FORGIVEN (cleared of all charges against you)?
4. If you were (FORGIVEN) cleared of all charges, would it be fair for you to be judged and punished again?
5. Did Jesus die for ALL your sins?
6. If so how many of your sins were forgiven?
7. When Jesus died more than 2000 years ago, how many sins had you committed?
8. Does that mean when Jesus died, ALL your sins were future sins (not yet committed)?
9. If, when Jesus died, all your sins were future sins, can you say today (March 15, 2010) that Jesus died for and forgave ALL your sins (past, present and EVEN the future ones)?
10. Can we say that God stands in eternity outside “time” and can see the end from the beginning and he paid for and forgave ALL your sins even when they were future sins?
11. Was His cruel death on the cross and your forgiveness dependent on your choice to participate in it?

Heb 9:26 says that Jesus appeared to put away or “obliterate” sin by His own sacrifice. Did He do a good job at obliterating your sin? God has blotted or erased your sins from his memory (Heb 8:12; 10:17; Isaiah 43:25) by the sacrifice of Jesus. Why remind Him what He has chosen to forget? Jesus said, “IT IS FINISHED”. The issue of sin has been taken care once and for all by the perfect sacrifice of Jesus. He removed your sin and declared you innocent. Do you believe this too good to be true good news (gospel)?