How "Completely" Does Jehovah Forgive?- He Truly Cares! ~ ???????

[Bible Speaks]

How "Completely" Does Jehovah Forgive?- He Truly Cares! ~

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(Romans 4:7-8) “Happy are those whose lawless deeds have been pardoned and whose sins have been covered; 8 happy is the man whose sin Jehovah will by no means take into account.”

(Psalm 85:2) You have pardoned the error of your people; You have covered all their sin. Se′lah."

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(Isaiah 43:25) “I—I am the One that is wiping out your transgressions for my own sake, and your sins I shall not remember."

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(Psalm 32:1-2) . . .Happy is the one whose revolt is pardoned, whose sin is covered. 2 Happy is the man to whose account Jehovah does not put error, And in whose spirit there is no deceit."

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How Completely Does Jehovah Forgive?

A repentant David said: “My sin I finally confessed to you, and my error I did not cover. . . . And you yourself pardoned the error of my sins.” (Psalm 32:5) 

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The term “pardoned” translates a Hebrew word that basically means “lift up” or “carry.” Its use here signifies to take away “guilt, iniquity, transgression.” So Jehovah, in effect, lifted up David’s sins and carried them away. 

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This no doubt eased the feelings of guilt that David had been carrying. 

(Psalm 32:3-4) 3 When I kept silent my bones wore out through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me. My life’s moisture has been changed as in the dry heat of summer. Se′lah."

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We too can have full confidence in the God who carries away the sins of those who seek his forgiveness on the basis of their faith in Jesus’ ransom sacrifice.

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(Matthew 20:28) . . .Just as the Son of man came, not to be ministered to, but to minister and to give his soul a ransom in exchange for many.”

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(Psalm 32:2) Happy is the man to whose account Jehovah does not put error, And in whose spirit there is no deceit."

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(2 Corinthians 5:19) namely, that God was by means of Christ reconciling a world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and he committed the word of the reconciliation to us."

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Jehovah does not shield us from all the effects of our wrong actions. Divorce, unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, loss of trust or respect—all of these may be the sad, unavoidable consequences of sin. Recall that even after forgiving David for his sins in connection with Bath-sheba and Uriah, Jehovah did not protect David from the disastrous consequences that followed.—2 Samuel 12:9-12.

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Our sins may have additional consequences, especially if others have been hurt by our actions. 

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How refreshing to know that our God is “ready to forgive”! Despite the mistakes we may have made, we should never conclude that we are beyond the reach of Jehovah’s mercy. If we truly repent, take steps to right the wrong, and earnestly pray for forgiveness on the basis of Jesus’ shed blood, we can have full confidence that Jehovah will forgive us. 

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(1 John 1:9) . . .If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

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Let us imitate his forgiveness in our dealings with one another. After all, if Jehovah, who does not sin, can so lovingly forgive us, should not we sinful humans do our best to forgive one another?

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