F. O. J. Y. M BIWEEKLY SOUL BREAD VOLUME 7 PART 30 - Forgiveness By Grace 22

The FRIENDS OF JESUS YOUTHS MINISTRY Int.

    Biweekly Soul Bread
      Volume 7 part 31
 Friday October 14,2016.

Topic :
The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
    (Forgiveness By Grace-2)

Good morning dear friend of Jesus.

We are still looking at the truth that you were forgiven all your sins only because of the perfect sacrifice(effort) of Jesus Christ alone,not by your own self efforts of always trying to confess your sins and by so doing, activating sin consciousness.

"Then Jesus said, "Father forgive them,for they do not know what they do."...
(Luke 23:34-NKJV).

From this scripture above, we would see Jesus pleading for those who even did not believe in him and so had him crucified! Would God forgive them?...well yes. Because in the Gospel of John 11:41-42 Jesus tells us that the Father always hears his prayers. But did those unbelievers confess their sins at that moment?--though I believe that the gracious action of Jesus would eventually change them--no!  Jesus only asked for them to be forgiven by his own Grace.!

Hmm..if Jesus could ask forgiveness for those unbelievers, so we should now understand what the Bible means when it says:

"My little children,i am telling you this so that you will stay away from sin. But if you sin,there is someone to plead for you before the Father. His name is Jesus Christ, the one who is all that is good and who pleases God completely."(1st John 2:1TLB).

John, there, is not saying that if you sin go and confess your sins before you have your forgiveness. No the Bible says you already have the forgiveness of your sins(Ephesians1:7).

Now, in case you are asking a question in your mind that ...what about where John says "if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us?"... The answer to that question will come in subsequent soul bread. Watch out for it.

God bless you.

Further Bible Reading :
Luke 23:39-43.

Prayer points :
1)Father i thank you for the complete forgiveness of all the sins of my entire life.
2)Lord help to realize this truth as an encouragement to live a holy life that glorifies you.

Action:
 meditate and share with friends and family on social media networks.

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