The New Life

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The Forgiveness of Sins.
will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember
no more." ^
The forgiveness of our sin restores us entirely again
to the love of God.^ Not only does God not impute
sin any more,—that is but one-half,—but He reckons
to us the righteovsness of Jesus also, so that for His
sake we are as dear to God as He is. Not only is
wrath turned away from us but the fulness of love now
rests upon us. "I will love them freely, for Mine anger
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is turned away from him. ' Forgiveness is access to all
the love of God. On this account forgiveness is also
introduction to all the other blessings of redemption.
Live in the full assurance of forgiveness, and let
the Spirit fill your heart with the certitude and the
blessedness of it, and you shall have great confidence
in expecting all from God. Ivcarn from the word of
God, through the Spirit, to know God aright, and to
trust Him as the ever-forgiving God. That is His
name and His glory. To one to whom much, yea,
all is forgiven, He will also give much. He will give
all.^ Let it therefore be every day your joyful
thanksgiving.
" Bless the Lord, O my soul, who for-
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giveth all mine iniquities." Then forgiveness becomes
the power of a new life :
" He who is forgiven
much loves much. The forgiveness of sins, received
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anew in living faith every day, is a bond that binds
anew to Jesus and His service.*
^ Jer. xxxi. 34 ; Heb. viii. 12, x. 17.
2Hos. xiv. 5 ; lyuke xv. 22 ; Acts xxvi. 18 ; Rom. v. i, 5.
'Ps. ciii. 3 Isa. xii. i, 3 Rom. v. 10, viii. 32; Eph. i. 7, iii. 5.
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* John xiii. 14, 15 ; Rom. xii. i ; i Cor. vi. 20 ; Eph. v. 2$, 26
Tit. a, 14 ; I Pet. i. 17, 18.
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