We are not forgiven because we are good. We are forgiven because Christ bore our sins.
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As somebody once said, we're not punished for our sins, we're punished by them.
And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.
Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.
It is easier often to forgive than to be forgiven; yet it is fatal to be willing to be forgiven by God and to be reluctant to be forgiven by men.
Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again.
Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life.
It's only through Christ that we can take full advantage of God's mercy and forgiveness through repentance in Jesus' name.
Jesus alone cleanses from sin; He only can forgive our transgressions.
God's forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency.
We are punished by our sins, not for them.