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NASB | Isaiah 38:17 "Lo, for my own welfare I had great bitterness; It is You who has kept my soul from the pit of nothingness, For You have cast all my sins behind Your back. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 38:17 "Indeed, it was for my own well-being that I had such bitterness; But You have loved back my life from the pit of nothingness (destruction), For You have cast all my sins behind Your back. |
Bible Question:
I understand forgiveness in two senses --one of judicial forgiveness whereby my sins are forgiven once and for all through the blood of Jesus on the cross and my salvation is assured. The other as parental forgiveness whereby I can continually receive forgiveness by coming to the Lord in repetance. Matt6:14-15 tells us we are to forgive or we won't be forgiven. My question is in forgiveness it seems the memory of our sins does not alway go away, does that mean we haven't been truly repentive or forgive? Or is it a reminder like Paul's thorn in the flesh so that we won't be apt to do the same sin again or to be reminded that God's grace is sufficent? |
Bible Answer: Dear Rmhall, I doubt if there is one christian whose face does not blush with shame, when they think on past sins. Our response to such feelings of regret should cause us to look to Christ, the object of our faith. If we look inside ourselves we will never find the righteosnness we seek. Look to Jesus. He is all the righteouness we need. We are in Christ, which means when the Father looks upon His child he sees Jesus. He has provided us with a robe of righteousness. Remembrance of our sins should serve to bring forth praise to our blessed Saviour for the things He has done. God Bless, Brother John |
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John Reformed |