October 15, 2010 (you are forgiven)

you are forgiven

“What do you do with the person who says,
‘I’ve asked God to forgive me about this,
but I still feel guilty’?
I hear that statement over and over again.
I usually say to these people,
‘If you still feel guilty, then pray to God again.
But this time don’t ask Him
to forgive you for the sin that is haunting you.
Rather, ask Him to forgive you
for insulting His integrity
by refusing to accept His forgiveness.
Who are you to refuse to forgive yourself
when God has forgiven you?
When God promises
to forgive His people when they repent,
He is not playing games.
If He says He will forgive you,
then He will forgive you.
And if God forgives you,
you are forgiven.’”
- R.C. Sproul

“If our greatest need had been information,
God would have sent us an educator.
If our greatest need had been technology,
God would have sent us a scientist.
If our greatest need had been money,
God would have sent us an economist.
If our greatest need had been pleasure,
God would have sent us an entertainer.
But our greatest need was forgiveness,
so God sent us a Savior.”
- Charles Sell