Comprehensive Savior Love
Deutsch English “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. Isaiah 43:25 (ESV) 1. God's authority to forgive It is amazing how this Bible verse emphasizes the double "I, I." God makes the importance clear here. Only God can forgive sins through Jesus Christ, provided that he is approached with a repentant heart. The Apostle Paul also clearly emphasizes about this forgiving authority of God: how Christ forgives us everything and we receive forgiveness without merit. Only we ourselves can stand in our way. According to Romans 8:31-39. 2. The shifting of guilt After the story of creation, we read how Eve blamed the serpent. Adam emphasized that God had given him the seductress Eve. Today, it's often always the others who are guilty: the parents, the employee, the boss, the neighbor or the partner, everyone is guilty except me. 3. At the cross on Golgotha, the...