To forgive literally means to release a debt. When we sin, we sin against God, and heaven has sued us for damages. It is a debt that we cannot pay. Praise God that when His forgiveness comes, the debt is cancelled.
For example, let’s say you owe me $1,000 and you cannot pay me back. I forgive you for the debt. It costs me $1,000 to forgive that debt. There are no free pardons. Forgiveness costs. The forgivor forgives the forgivee and the forgivor pays the debt. There is no cheap forgivenesses.
When the Lord Jesus Christ forgave us, although our forgiveness was free, there was a price paid. For example, Ephesians 1:7 says, “In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.” For God to forgive us, it cost the precious blood of Jesus.
One of God’s greatest gifts to us is forgiveness. Thank God for His grace that forgives us!
About the author: Greg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and is also a political analyst, author, and is the Editor-in-Chief for the National War Council. By day he is a self-employed non-emergency medical transport driver, as well as being an author and blogger. His articles are first published on Inspirational Christian Blogs, and I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ! His articles have been widely published on many well-known conservative websites. If you would like to republish his articles, please feel free to do so leaving all links intact and crediting the author and the website that the article appeared on.
Greg is the author of the newly released book: Spiritual Darkness is Destroying America and the Church
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Luke 21:36 "Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man."