We had a man in one church I pastored who always said at the end of his prayer, "And forgive us of our many, many sins. In Jesus name. Amen. No we must specific. No beating around the bush.
1. We must come with the attitude of the prodigal son. " I have sinned...and no more worthy to be called thy son" Lk 15:18,19. That should be the attitude of every believer when he sins. It must be if you really want the peace and joy of forgiveness. It is amazing how we want to dodge the word "sinned" but that is what it is.
2. "I acknowledge my transgressions" Ps 51:3. Here is David's confession. We must not dodge the issue. Confess the sin, name it to the Lord. He knows but wants you to be honest about it.
3. "Against thee and thee only have I sinned". vs. 4. The worst thing about our sin is that it is against God. We must look at it that way.
4. Purge me...and I shall be clean: wash me and I shall be whiter that snow" vs 7 We must believe it and count on it and rejoice in it. We are forgiven. Cleansed. We must not think we have to mourn or do penance for 10 days. NO. we are forgiven and don't let the devil try to make you morbid about it.
5. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation" vs 12. WOW. He wants to and will restore that joy the minute you come clean and confess the sin. Be believe Him, trust Him to do so.
6. Now comes the ultimate purpose of sins being forgiven. "Then will I teach transgressors thy ways and sinners shall be converted unto thee" vs 13. We are not to just sit, soak and sour. God does not forgive us nor leave us here for that. We are left here to give the gospel to "every creature" just as someone told you how Christ died for your sins, paid your debt in full, rose gain, and was seen by hundreds so they can be saved just as you are. Make sense?
7. "Big sins" such as David had should be dealt with , with "a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt jot despise (reject) vs 17. In the book of Acts, God warns over and over against "fornication". That is a big sin. The world treats it lightly. We must not. Love you, ABC Sumner
Sin breaks fellowship of the believer, not relationship. You can not be unborn.
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"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. I Cor 4;7. What a great summary of our lives?
