Want to know God?

Southside Baptist Church, Fayette

Forgiveness: Almost every person you talk to will admit the need to be forgiven, from all walks of life — those who have knowledge of Christianity and those who have little knowledge of Christianity.

We humans are made to know that we have this need, so we go about seeking to satisfy this need by what we believe will free us, or this need just sits in the back of our minds and we often think about this unmet need.

This is when we should look to the cross of Jesus and the truth of God’s Word. Colossians 1:13–14 says, “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son, in whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins.”

Forgiveness is possible, but only by the blood of Jesus which we trust by faith. He does what we could never accomplish and removes the guilt and shame and puts our minds at peace not having to wonder “if.”

Colossians 2:13–14 says, “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath He quickened together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses; blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.”

Forgiveness is available for any and all who will turn from their sins and trust in the finished work of Jesus on the cross. In fact, the cross proclaims this truth to a lost and dying world.

The cross says, “Come, believe, be forgiven and made complete through the blood of Jesus which forgives your sins and receive the promise of God — eternal life.”