The important thing to note, first, is that when Jesus was on the cross dying for my sins, He saw me. He saw my entire life and all the sins I would ever commit. In fact, all the sins of the entire world were in His view that day, and He died to forgive every one of them.
So we can emphatically state that the forgiveness for all sin was purchased by the death of Jesus on the cross. There had never before been a sacrifice effective enough to forgive sin fully and forever. After the death of Christ, there would never be a need for another sacrifice to add anything to His, because His was enough. In fact, Jesus said, "It is finished" (John 19:30), indicating His completion of all that God required to provide forever and full forgiveness, for those who receive Christ and have His forgiveness applied to them.
Now, let's take this journey one step further. When I came to an understanding that I was a sinner in need of a Savior, I responded to His invitation, and received Christ as my salvation. At that moment, the forgiveness Christ purchased on the cross was applied to me. It was a package deal. I didn't just receive forgiveness for all the sins I had committed until the day I received Christ as Savior. I was fully and forever...read more here
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Debbie Childers (Georgia, USA) is a contributing writer for IOM America - Transformational Biblical Worldview & Exchange Life Development.
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