Gold Tried in the Fire - Robert J. Wieland

sincere in forgiving our sins and giving us the
assurance of forgiveness when we repent and
confess. The reason why the blotting out of sins is
necessary in the Day of Atonement is not because
of any halfhearted forgiveness on God's part, but
because we sinful mortals are notoriously halfhearted
in our repentance.
Will anyone ever read this book who has never
backslidden? We all have. The Bible is replete with
examples of people who have repented and were
converted, but who later fell dismally. David,
converted king and prophet, author of many of our
beloved psalms, committed adultery with
Bathsheba and then murder; Peter, baptized,
ordained apostle, was sure he would never deny
Christ, but before sunrise he failed miserably three
times; Hezekiah, pious king of Judah, walked
before the Lord with what he thought was "a
perfect heart," yet sinned grievously after his
miraculous healing; even Moses, with whom the
Lord talked face-to-face, lost his temper on the
borders of the Promised Land.
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