05/04/2026
*The forgiveness of sins*
Psalm 103:1-3 (KJV)
*"Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;..."*
God is so good that he has made detailed provisions for us, as his children. God knows that as human beings there are certain things we can not obtain even if we try with our life. God is so good that He makes those things available to us as free benefits.
One of those benefits God gives us is forgiveness. Our text says he forgives all our iniquities. This is so important because forgiveness of sins has life and death implications for a mankind. If a man's sin are not forgiven the man can not stand before God. It is only a man whose sins are forgiven that is blessed (fortunate) see Psalms 32:1.
Lastly, God made forgiveness a benefit because we can not obtain it by our efforts.
Hebrews 9:22 (Bible Gateway): *"...without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins".* Only Jesus's blood can procure God's forgiveness. In addition only Jesus can survive the death that is required to shed the redemptive blood. Only Jesus could pick His life back again. No man could die that death and survive. Similarly, no human blood can buy forgiveness because it is stained.
Ephesians 1:7 (Bible Gateway): *"In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses...".*
God is so good that He paid for our forgiveness with His precious and clean blood. He knows we will never be able to satisfy this requirement.
Forgiveness is a benefit freely given to anyone who believes in Jesus. God paid and made believing the standard to obtain forgiveness. This standard called believing is so low that any body in this world can achieve it. No matter the age, class, s*x, etc. any body can believe.