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2. GOD ALONE CAN FORGIVE
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3. 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.”
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4. God Alone Can Forgive Where does forgiveness take place?
Think of where forgiveness takes place on our part.
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5. 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.”
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6. God so describes Himself
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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…”
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7. God give complete cleansing
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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.”
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8. 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.”
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9. 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.”
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10. 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?”
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11. Jesus stated this principle
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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.”
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12. 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.”
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13. For forgiveness someone had to pay the penalty.
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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.”
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14. God could not die, so Christ had to come as a man to die.
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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.”
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15. He tasted death for everyone
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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.”
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16. 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.”
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17. “For there is no respect of persons with God.”
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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.”
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18. 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.”
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19. 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!
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20. There is one common church for all
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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.”
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21. 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.”
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22. Same matters of judgment
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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.”
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23. Same matters of judgment
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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.”
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24. Since God Only can forgive sins, For Him to Forgive, we must obey.
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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.
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25. To obey the gospel of Christ, one must:
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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
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