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GOD ALONE CAN FORGIVE 11/27/2018

God Alone Can Forgive Luke 5:21 “And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?” Christ had healed a man by saying: Luke 5:20 “…Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.” 11/27/2018

God Alone Can Forgive Where does forgiveness take place? Think of where forgiveness takes place on our part. 11/27/2018

He did not drive Adam & Eve from the garden without hope. God Alone Can Forgive God Is A Forgiving God He did not drive Adam & Eve from the garden without hope. Gen. 3:15 “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” 11/27/2018

God so describes Himself God Alone Can Forgive God Is A Forgiving God God so describes Himself Ex. 34:6-7 “And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin…” 11/27/2018

God give complete cleansing God Alone Can Forgive God Is A Forgiving God God give complete cleansing Isa. 1:18 “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” 11/27/2018

God Alone Can Forgive God Is A Forgiving God God blots out sins “I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.” 11/27/2018

Forgiveness is complete under N.T. Law God Alone Can Forgive God Is A Forgiving God Forgiveness is complete under N.T. Law Heb. 8:12 “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.” 11/27/2018

God Alone Can Forgive II. Only God Can Forgive Our text was stated by Scribes & Pharisees, but the question was true. Luke 5:21 “…Who can forgive sins, but God alone?” 11/27/2018

Jesus stated this principle God Alone Can Forgive II. Only God Can Forgive Jesus stated this principle Matt. 19:26 “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” 11/27/2018

God Alone Can Forgive II. Only God Can Forgive Notice the wages of sin Rom. 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” 11/27/2018

For forgiveness someone had to pay the penalty. God Alone Can Forgive II. Only God Can Forgive For forgiveness someone had to pay the penalty. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” 11/27/2018

God could not die, so Christ had to come as a man to die. God Alone Can Forgive II. Only God Can Forgive God could not die, so Christ had to come as a man to die. Phil. 2:7-8 “But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” 11/27/2018

He tasted death for everyone God Alone Can Forgive II. Only God Can Forgive He tasted death for everyone Heb. 2:9 “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.” 11/27/2018

God Alone Can Forgive II. Only God Can Forgive God’s love is amazing Rom. 5:8-9 “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” 11/27/2018

“For there is no respect of persons with God.” God Alone Can Forgive III. God Is Impartial Rom. 2:11 “For there is no respect of persons with God.” Acts 10:34-35 “Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.” 11/27/2018

God Alone Can Forgive III. God Is Impartial He has declared all under sin Rom. 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” 11/27/2018

God Alone Can Forgive III. God Is Impartial All are invited to come to Him. Matt.11:28 “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Another way of saying, I will save you! 11/27/2018

There is one common church for all God Alone Can Forgive III. God Is Impartial There is one common church for all Gal. 3:26-28 “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” 11/27/2018

God Alone Can Forgive III. God Is Impartial He has declared all under sin Rom. 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” 11/27/2018

Same matters of judgment God Alone Can Forgive III. God Is Impartial Same matters of judgment Rom. 14:11-12 “For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” 11/27/2018

Same matters of judgment God Alone Can Forgive III. God Is Impartial Same matters of judgment Rev. 20:12 “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.” 11/27/2018

Since God Only can forgive sins, For Him to Forgive, we must obey. God Alone Can Forgive Since God Only can forgive sins, Why not come to Him today, and receive the forgiveness He stands ready to give? For Him to Forgive, we must obey. 11/27/2018

To obey the gospel of Christ, one must: God Alone Can Forgive To obey the gospel of Christ, one must: Hear – Rom 10:16 Believe – Heb 11:6 Repent – Luke 13:3 Confess – Acts 8:36-37 Be Baptized – Acts 2:38 Remain Faithful – Rev 2:10 11/27/2018

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