JESUS CHRIST: SINLESS FORGIVER

Forgiveness Through Jesus

Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man (Jesus) is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins.

--Acts 13:38

Man sins-man forgives others. Jesus doesn’t not sin, but He forgives. Jesus forgives whom He will, but it is required that man forgive all people. If we don’t forgive others, the greater sin lies within us.

Jesus’ atonement opens the door for us to repent and be forgiven by Jesus and others. We gain access to Jesus’ atonement through humility and obedience to law. As we follow Christ, we advance in spirituality and personal guidance from God. Jesus Christ is the law-giver, and He fulfilled the Law of Moses. Accessing the atonement brings peace and joy. Seek Christ early each day, for joy cometh in the morning.

JESUS CHRIST: JUST AND MERCIFUL

And now, the plan of mercy could not be brought about except an atonement should be made; therefore God himself atoneth for the sins of the world, to bring about the plan of mercy, to appease the demands of justice, that God might be a perfect, just God, and a merciful God also.

--Book of Mormon Alma 42:15

God has a plan for us  to learn and live by to qualify us for eternal life. His plan can be called the Plan of Salvation, Plan of Happiness, Plan of Mercy, Plan of Exaltation, Plan of Eternal Life. They all refer to the same plan.

Mercy is compassion or forgiveness, grace, clemency, charity, forbearance. Jesus Christ’s atonement makes mercy possible, for He atoned for our sins to bring about the plan of mercy, this plan of forgiveness and charity. Jesus is the Son of God. By His divine nature, Jesus can forgive us and pour peace into our souls. God is a perfect and just God. Mercy cannot rob justice when justice is due, if so, God would cease to be God. God treats everyone fairly and justly, for He is just and merciful.

JESUS CHRIST: HE TAKES AWAY OUR SINS

When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more (John 8:10-11).

1 John 3:5

5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

Jesus did no sin. He was spotless. He came to take away our sins through our repentance. As we repent and improve we can receive a remission of our sins and be forgiven. As we do repent and receive forgiveness, God remembers those sins no more. “He who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven and I, the Lord, remember them no more. By this ye may know if a man repenteth of his sins, behold, he will confess them and forsake them” (D&C 58:42-43).

Jesus bled and died to remit our sins predicated upon our being born again and humbling our hearts, even experiencing Godly sorrow for our wrongs. Unless we show Godly sorrow we haven’t repented deeply enough. God may send us more challenges and trials to bring us to the depth of Godly sorrow so the atonement can take effect in our lives for forgiveness to take effect.

JESUS CHRIST: HE ATONED

Ephesians 1:7

We have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.

We are redeemed through the shedded blood of Jesus Christ. His atoning blood gives Christ power to forgive us of our sins and imperfections. Jesus’ blood atoneth for us; we just need to apply the atoning blood of Christ into our lives through obedience to the commandments and ordinances in order for the power of the atonement to take effect in us; otherwise, we remain in our sins and fall short of the glory of God.

Jesus’ grace makes us feel rich. As we are forgiven of our sins, we become reconciled to God, and we feel peace. The peace of Christ makes us feel rich toward God, and growing rich toward God is the only true form of being rich, for herein we have potential to experience the riches of eternity in the Celestial Kingdom with Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, family and friends. This is exaltation, living forever in the hereafter the life that God lives now. It is all possible because of the infinite blood atonement and sacrifice of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I know this is true.