How can Jesus’s death forgive my sins?
There is strong resistance in accepting the concept of forgiveness Jesus came up with. Can God forgive? I come from the eastern part of the world. In the eastern view, the sins need to be compensated with good deeds such as helping the poor, taking care of widows and orphans. If anyone fails to compensate with good deeds, then he ought to go through Godly punishment. This is a common view in the eastern world. What is not clear in this view is how much good deeds will compensate for my past mistakes? Each one of us is coming from a different background. Our past life is different. We have done different mistakes. How much of good deeds is enough to wash me clean and make me eligible to go to heaven? Jesus brought in the new concept of forgiveness of sins through his death. He said His death will bring forgiveness to the entire mankind. A day before His death Jesus gathered his disciples for a small get together. He took the bread and broke it into pieces. He gave the pieces to His disciples and said the broken bread signify His broken body. Then He took the cup of wine and asked His disciples to drink. Jesus said the wine signifies His blood that he will shed on the cross the next day. On that night He established a new covenant with mankind. According to that covenant, He will take the entire punishment of mistakes done by us. Jesus will go through Godly punishment instead of us. He will die on the cross. His body will be broken and crushed. He will shed his blood and suffocate to death. So that we don’t have to go through the Godly punishment. We don’t have to die. If you want to know more about this great covenant, you can read it here.Why Jesus should die on the Cross?
We say God is love. There is no love without expression. If God is truly a source of love and if he truly loves us, then He should express His love. He should show how much He loves us. God can not keep showing His power and instigate fear among us. The power of God is not an expression of His love. Jesus though He is God became a man, not to show his power, but to express how much He loved us. He lived among the poor. Wept with those who wept. He expressed His compassion and love. His heart moved when he saw people living their life without direction. Jesus loved mankind so much He took the entire Godly punishment. He sacrificed His life for love.How can You receive forgiveness from Jesus?
As a son of God, Jesus established peace between God and man. If we need to receive forgiveness, we need to do below three simple steps. Believe: Believe in your heart that Jesus can forgive your sins. Confess: Confess your past mistakes to Jesus. Tell Him how sorry you are. Ask for His forgiveness. Accept: Accept God’s forgiveness. Bible says If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. God promises to forgive all our past mistakes. All we need to do is accept His forgiveness. Jesus wants his followers to remember His death through which He has established a new covenant with all mankind. A covenant of forgiveness to forgive all our past. Are you looking for forgiveness? Let’s pray together. Please do the below prayer in your own words. Dear Jesus, please forgive my past mistakes. I have done many mistakes. Nobody knows about the secret mistakes I have done. No one knows about the deepest secrets I have in my heart. Jesus, you know everything in my heart. You know what I have done in secret. Please forgive me. Please change my life. Wash me with your precious blood. Make me holy. I want to follow you with all my heart. Help me to come out of my addictions. I am trying to come out of it so many times. Please help me. Through your strength, I can overcome all my past addictions. Please forgive me and make me clean. I pray in Jesus’s name, Amen.You May Like to Read:
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