In the church service I talked about Jesus taking our sins upon Himself and dying in our place and taking our punishment. I asked if anyone if they still felt guilt over confessed sins and was therefore not enjoying the forgiveness of God. I ask them to write the sin or sins on a piece of paper, walk to the front of the church, and nail the paper to the cross that was placed there. Many went forward, and you could hear the pounding of nails for several minuets. The act didn’t give us forgiveness, of course, but It was a physical reminder that Jesus had already has taken those sins on Himself as He hung on the cross and died. That’s what the apostle Paul taught the church at Closses. The people were being influenced by false teachers who presented Christ as less than adequate for their needs. But Paul explained that Jesus paid the price for out sins. He said, “The handwriting of requirement that was against us…He [Jesus] has taken it our of the way, having nailed it to the cross: Colossians 2:14. If we confess our sin to God, seeking His cleansing, He will forgive 1 John 1:9. We don’t need to hold on to the guilt. Our sins have been nailed to the cross; they’ve been taken away. Jesus has forgiven them all. Lord, give me courage to confess, to bare my sinful heart to Thee; Your full forgiveness I would know and from this weight of guilt be free. * Guilt is a burden God never intended His children to bear.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 13:44:27 +0000
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