The New Life

XII.
THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
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Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is
covered."—Ps. xxxii. i.
" Bless the lyord, O my soul .... who forgiveth all thine
iniquities."—Ps. ciii. 2, 3.
IN
connection with surrender to the Lord, it was
said that the first great blessing of the grace of
God was this—the free, complete, everlasting forgiveness
of all your sins. For the young Christian
it is of great moment that he should stand fast in this
forgiveness of his sins, and always carry the certitude
of it about with him. To this end, he must
especially consider the following truths.
The forgiveness of our sin is a complete forgiveness.'
God does not forgive by halves. Even with
man, we reckon a half forgiveness no true forgiveness.
The love of God is so great, and the atonement in
the blood of Jesus so complete and powerful, that
God always forgives completely. Take time with
God's word to come under the full impression that
your guilt has been blotted out wholly and altogether.
God thinks absolutely no more of your sins. "I
^ Ps. ciii. 12 ; Isa. xxxviii. 17, Iv. 7
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; Micah vii. 18, 19 ; Heb. x.