Hebrews 10:17 17... “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
I don’t know about you, but I would say that Hebrews 10:17 is good news.
God sees all our sins — past, present and future — and says, “Your sins I
remember no more!” The words “no more” are a strong double negative in the
original Greek text. In other words, God is saying, “Your sins I will by no means
ever remember!”
Has God lowered His standards? No, He is still perfectly holy. He did
remember all our sins — 2,000 years ago at the cross. Every sin which we have
committed or will commit has been punished to the full in the body of Jesus
Christ at the cross. That is why today, God remembers our sins no more. We
should, therefore, not be sin-conscious.
Each time we fall into sin, God wants us to remember the cross and say, “Lord
Jesus, you were sentenced for this sin I committed. You bore the judgment, so
God will not judge me for this sin. You were condemned for this sin, so God will
not condemn me for it.”
If you don’t look to the cross, you will become sin-conscious and you will walk
around with a certain expectation of judgment. And that expectation of judgment
will give the devil a chance to get you thinking that God has something against
you because of your sin.
You must come to the place where you know and believe that all your sins are
forgiven, that there is no sin that will ever disqualify you from God’s blessings, that
there is no sin that will ever send you to hell, because you are forgiven and saved
eternally.
Hebrews 10:12, 14 says, “But this Man [Jesus], after He had offered one
sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God... For by one offering
He has perfected forever...”
You and I are perfected forever because of Jesus’ perfect work on the cross. We
are perfected by God’s full acceptance and perfect delight in His Son’s work that
has so glorified His holiness. Beloved, hear God say to you, “I will be merciful.
Your sins and lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
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