How Much Sin Will God Forgive?
First of all, we all sin. Sin is very real in our lives. We do many things that aren’t pleasing to God.
Acknowledging that you sin is a huge step. A lot of people sin and don’t think there’s anything wrong with it while some people finally come to see how destructive sin can be. But God does not want us to live with guilt. He wants us to know and fully experience His forgiveness.
God does not simply overlook our sin and say, “You’re forgiven.” God sees our sin but is ready to forgive us because Jesus fully took OUR sin on himself and paid for our sin by his death on the cross. Our sin is serious and it cost Jesus incredible suffering. But from the moment we believe in Christ and make him a part of our lives, his forgiveness is ours. We can’t ever make up for our own sin or suffer enough for it—nor does God want us to. In the Bible, it says, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
But what happens when we struggle in an area and keep on sinning? Does God get so weary forgiving us that we, at some point, reach our limit?
Jesus was asked by the disciples how many times they needed to forgive someone. Jesus said, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven” (Matthew 18:22).
It’s unlikely that we all can keep track of whether we forgive a particular individual 490 times, so you see Jesus’ point. We always forgive, because God always forgives us. God does not have a limit. He died for every one of your sins—those you’ve committed and those you will commit—past, present, and future. You need to begin looking at your sin the way God looks at it. The Bible says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (1John 1:9) “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” (Psalm 103:12)
If you’ve asked God to forgive you and to come into your life—you are forgiven! Thank him for his forgiveness and begin to rejoice in your secure relationship with him. He is able to change areas of your life for the best. Remember, God is able to forgive all sin.
God forgives all sin through His son Jesus Christ. Even after you are saved you will either sin willfully, or accidently. It’s a struggle we will have until the day we die or the day Christ returns. It has a grip on our fleshly lives. The only thing that God would not forgive is basically having a heart that says I can continue to sin, never repent and not pay for it. That is what’s meant in Hebrews chapter 10 verse 26-31. If you continue forever without the conviction in your conscious or heart, then the sacrifice is in non affect. But if you continue to confess and trust in Him to wash away your sin with a willful heart even if you make a decision to sin when you’re weak, if you return to Him he will forgive you. You just got to know who you will seek. The ways of the devil, or the ways of the Lord. I continue to struggle with sin, and I’m sure every other Christian that believes in Christ still sins without thinking about what they are doing. God is still God, He is love, he is righteous, He is merciful, etc. to those whom believe and trust in Him through His son Jesus Christ. It is Grace by Faith alone, because no man can keep the law, not one; Christ came to fullfil the law which we could not keep. So study God’s Word and place it in your heart. Live with it, you will fall short, but Jesus Christ’s blood cleanses you in the present always as a believer in Him in your heart. Trust that, not what other men say, or the devil’s lies, read the Word of God. Those are his promises to believers. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Turn to Him.
Our God is a wonderful God.Thanx father for taking all my sins,wash me now in the blood of the lamb so i will be whither than snow and clean from my transgressions.
God you are wonderful i will praise you till the grave, i love you Daddy so much and thank you for fixing me renewing me and purging me . LOVE YOU Dad
Yes, and we praise Him indeed “for letting us encounter His greatness.” It is in our weakness that He can use us mightily; for after forgiveness comes the reward of serving our King, of “being on His team”.
The question might arise “How come God’s forgiveness is limitless?” The answer comes from the big picture of God’s plan for mankind. In Romans 5:12-14 we read: 12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned— 13 for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come. NIV.
God created only one man, Adam, and from him came all of mankind. Then one man, Jesus, could die for one man Adam and all his descendants! (We might say that Jesus could die a thousand times for a thousand fallen angels, as they were individually created; but that was not in God’s plan.) It was God’s plan, however, from the beginning that all mankind could be redeemed by Jesus’ death. Also, as Jesus rose and ascended into heaven, so we will ascend into heaven to be with the Lord. This gift of eternal life is for everyone, yet only those who want to accept this great gift are able to receive it.
Thanks a lot for your sharing. I am surprised to actually see someone out there also thinking about this question..just how much will God forgive? especially for my repeated weakness. Reading this brings comfort and confirmation that God’s forgiveness is not the same as our sense and understanding of forgiving someone because they apologize or what not. God’s definition and impact of forgiving is immeasurable and uncontainable by words alone.
When we’re so not worth it in our own eyes, God finds us the most precious and still continues to dwell in us and empower us to do much more than what we can do alone by way of the Holy Spirit.
Praise God for letting us encounter His greatness. (:
Servant’s Heart,
I can understand where you are coming from. Every Christian struggles with feelings of inadequacy in light of our Father’s perfection. However, take a look at these verses again:
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (1John 1:9) “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” (Psalm 103:12)
God has already forgiven you! You just have to confess them to Him. But once he forgives you, you need to move on – He has already forgiven, forgotten and moved on. You need to do the same. He loves you so much that for you to be so focused on your sin, it is hard for you to focus on His love and grace. I encourage you to focus on the fact that you are forgiven and loved and not on how you aren’t perfect. If you would like to talk to someone about this further or just receive prayer, you can contact one of our mentors for free.
The more I want to avoid sinning, the more I felt worthless.. Felt so weak and vulnerable.. I really want to please and love HIM but dont hv the strength to do so.. If God really counts our wrongdoing, then I am the most.. :(
Is Christian really about perfection..? How did the others do it?
This is a good question because I am sure I am not the only one to struggle with it…how much does God forgives me? When we have guilt we don’t think rationally so we ask ourselves…Have I reach my limit?
This is good. It’s awesome how much God forgives.
at faith…. if we have lied then we should tell the person we lied to that we lied
What a great god we have.. Lord Jesus thank you soo much for taking my sins and my punishment… There is No one else like you…
before you get all confident that god forgives all sin take a look at hebrews chapter 10 verse 26-31 which states when we willfully sin and this is not an occasional act of sinning but to a counsious rejection of god. osin deliberately after recieving the knowledge of the truth is apostasy. a christian rejects gods provision for his or her salvation there is no other remedy for sins since forgivness can only be found in christ perfect sacrifice. we purposefully trample on the sared blood of christ.
Awesome!!! :D i really need the forgiveness for lying not too long ago with a friend/sister on my cell phone! so i prayed to God to forgive me for lying. i really dont want to end up doing it again
As it does say in the bible and is one of my favorite’s!…”No longer a manteach his nahibor, or a man his brother,saying, know the lord!; because they will all know Me. from the least of them to the greatest.” declares thr Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness.and remember their sins no more!-Jeremiah 31:34, I love this and I always remember it. Beacuase I make alot of mistakes, as we all do but I know that the big man up stairs always forgives :) praise be to God!
God is awesome! May we always be faithful!
God sure does rock!