STUDY: FORGIVENESS
1 John 1:8-10 (KJV)
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Notes For
Verse 9
a [If we confess out sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness] If we do one thing -- confess our sins -- God will do four things:
1. Be faithful to us.
2. Be just with us.
3. Forgive our sins.
4. Cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Psalm 32 Psalm 32:1-11 (KJV)
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. Notes For Verse 1
a [Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered] Fourfold blessing of the blessed man:
1. His sins are forgiven.
2. His sins are covered.
3. His forgiven sins are no longer imputed to him (Ps. 32:2).
4. His spirit is cleansed of guile (Ps. 32:2; 15:1-5; 24:3-5).
b [forgiven] Forgiveness of sins is promised (2Chr. 7:14; Ps. 86:5; Jer. 31:34; Mt. 12:31-32; Lk. 6:37; 1Jn. 1:9).
Isaiah 43:25- Isaiah 43:25-26 (KJV)
25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
26 Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
Notes For Verse 26
a [blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins] After the accusations of Isa. 43:24, God now assured them He would blot out their transgressions for His own sake and forget their sins. This presupposes a repentance on Israel's part; since that won't happen until the second coming of Christ, this prediction will be fulfilled then (Zech. 12:10 -- Zech. 13:1; Rom. 11:25-29). The idea of blotting out sins is taken from the custom of keeping accounts and cancelling or blotting out the charge when the debt is paid. God promised to cancel Israel's sins and blot them all out. When this is done no punishment can be exacted for sins, and the people forgiven must be treated as pardoned friends.
b [own sake] Sinners don't deserve forgiveness. They deserve full punishment, but God freely pardons by grace all sin which is repented of. He can thus declare that "beside Me there is no Savior" (Isa. 43:11). If it is for God's sake that men are forgiven and escape hell, they owe their lives to Him to live for His glory, not for themselves. If men are to be pardoned on these grounds, they must come to God alone -- not to justify themselves, but to confess their sins so He can be glorified. Unless they come on His terms they can never be forgiven.
Ezekiel 18:21-22
a [But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die] After stating that the soul who sins shall die, the Lord promptly makes it clear that the sinner does not need to remain dead in trespasses and sins. He can live if he wants to mend his ways. If and when the wicked will turn from his sins that he has committed, keep all My statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. All the transgressions he has committed will be blotted out; they shall not be mentioned to him. In his righteousness which he has done since turning from sin he shall live (Ezek. 18:21-22). God has no pleasure that the wicked should die, but "that he should return from his wicked ways, and live" (Ezek. 18:23).
Hebrews 8:10-12 (KJV)
10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
Dake's Annotated Reference Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments of the Authorized or King James Version Text.
Matthew 6:9-15 (KJV)
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Mark 11:21-26 (KJV)
21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Dake's Annotated Reference Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments of the Authorized or King James Version Text.
No comments:
Post a Comment