to change.
Regretful thoughts of from being a
member of God's
past missteps can cross the
minds kingdom, because of their
are
not as forgiving as God.
Those who have become saved If
we do something wrong to
may have made many mistakes, a
person they may not forgive
filled with guilt. Unbelievers, who
are God will forgive us after doing
considering becoming saved,
may many wrong things while a
believe that they have committed
person may not.
be pardoned by
God. We have to
trust in God's mercy
and not liken God unto the ways
We do not need to fret. God is
of a person. Keeping God's just
merciful enough to forgive the sins
ways and holiness in mind will
of all people who repent and love
allow the way we view him to
him by obeying his commandments. remain
accurate.
and his willingness to
forgive.
John 11:25
Jesus
said unto her, I am the
1 John
1:9 resurrection,
and the life: he
that believeth in me, though he
If we confess our sins, he
is were dead, yet
shall he live:
faithful and just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from
all God believes that the
dead
unrighteousness. and
the unbelieving can become
living and righteous. If God
does not give up on a dead
Confessing our sins to God
and and unrighteous person,
both
changing our ways permanently
is believers and unbelievers
enough to be forgiven by
God. should not give up
hoping
When any of us transgress
against for him to forgive
them of
God's commandments and he
their transgressions.
corrects us, we are not to
feel
ashamed or guilty for the sin
that Believers need to hold
onto
we committed, but we must rejoice.
the belief that God will forgive
God shows his love for us
by them of all their
mistakes or
correcting us. Without the
correction guilt, worry and shame
can
of God we would continue to sin
and take over their lives.
would not be able to join his kingdom.
Psalms 37:23-24
Revelation 3:19
23.
The steps of a good
As many as I love, I rebuke
and man are ordered by
the LORD:
chasten: be zealous therefore,
and and he delighteth in
his way
repent.
24. Though he fall, he shall
not
be utterly cast down: for
To become a believer in God's
word the LORD upholdeth him
with
we must believe and confess with
our his hand.
mouths that his son Jesus
Christ
died on the cross and that God
brought him back to
life. God
does not abandon us when
we make a mistake. He continues
to help and support us. God will
Romans 10:9
correct us and expect us to
become better and stronger in
That if thou shalt confess
with our ways and
also in serving him.
thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and
shalt believe in thine heart
that Unbelievers need
to recognize the
God hath raised him from
the forgiving nature
of God, in order to
dead, thou shalt be
saved. make the
leap from death to life.
God is merciful to all and loves all
The reason why we must do
this those who desire to
serve him and
is that Jesus made it possible
for observe his
commandments.
us all to enter God's kingdom. He
showed God that it was
possible Jesus came to
save all those who are
for us to walk perfectly
throughout lost. He did
not come for those who
life and remain faithful to
God. do not need
forgiveness. Jesus came
Jesus reconciled us to God
by to the earth
specifically for those who
staying obedient. If we do
not need to be
reconciled with God.
confess Jesus' sacrifice we are
under the wrath of
God. If we
sin we need not feel guilty,
but we need to seek after God and
ask for his forgiveness because he
will not give up any of us.
John 3:36
He that believeth on the Son
hath everlasting life: and he
that believeth not the Son
shall not see life; but the
wrath of God abideth on him.