Introduction:
There is a lot of mushy sentiment about God and how he will just forgive
anyone. There is also the opposite of that which says, “I have done such
evil things, I can never be forgiven.” Both viewpoints are wrong. This
page explains:
Almighty God absolutely hates sin and evil and how it ruins the
lives of people who sin as well as those who are sinned against. In
other words, the perpetrator and the victim. The Bible states that God
is angry about sin. And seeing that we have ALL sinned, the anger of God
was on us all.
But on the other side of the coin, it says God loved us so much
that he chose to find a way to allow love to overcome that anger. That
is why Jesus died on the cross. He took our punishment. So if you think
you are too bad for God you need to realise that it was the guilt, the
pain and the shame of what we have done that actually killed him as he
hung on that cross. All those horrible feelings were put onto the
perfect Son of God and he was punished for you, and it’s because of
that, you too can be forgiven. Not only forgiven, but washed clean, what
the Bible calls “born again”. Not only that, you can also have all the
other benefits of being a son or daughter of God as well (see
God & Religion). And in a way, if you say that Jesus’
death was not enough for what you have done, you are demeaning what
Jesus suffered.
There is more. Jesus said, “The more I have forgiven him, the more
he will love me.” Maybe it’s time for you to turn from what you have
done, ask Jesus to forgive you and hand every part of your life over to
him. Believe it or not, the Bible says he does want you and you in turn
could find a new start with Him. It might take a while but Jesus said,
“Whoever seeks me will find me”.
Just on a practical point here, repentance means that you stop
doing the wrong things. Jesus said “go and sin no more”. This may be
difficult and you may need help and support, so it’s crucial that you
make a clear declaration to Almighty God that you will live for him and
stop sinning. This will be invaluable to you as you start your new life.
Just one more thing. It’s only fair to mention that there may be times
when God will say we have to own up to and take the consequences for
things we have done.
Tough? Very and if you decide this is the way for you, then
my prayers go with you and may God bless you. |