OUR CONFESSED SINS ARE FORGIVEN AND FORGOTTEN

PROCLAMATION

“For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.”  Hebrews 8:12 (KJV)

“For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”  Hebrews 8:12 (NIV)

 

EXPLANATION

These words were written by the unknown human author of The Book of Hebrews under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God to the Hebrew believers, and indirectly to all believers.  The author begins this eighth chapter by talking about the new high priest, Jesus, and the new covenant. (Hebrews 8:1-9)  Then, according to the author, The Lord God said that He would write this new covenant on the minds and hearts of His people, and He will be their God. (Hebrews 8:10)  Then The Lord God said that He would not only forgive the sins of His people but that He would also no longer remember their sins. (Hebrews 8:12)

 

APPLICATION

This text indicates that as believers when we confess our sins and ask to be forgiven that there will be a full forgiveness and complete pardon for our sins. (Hebrews 8:12 and 1 John 1:9)  The Lord God will not bring our forgiven sins to His mind.  He will be merciful unto us.  However, this does not give us the right to go out and continually repeat our sins.  If our prayer requests to be forgiven is not sincere, then they will not be answered.  Jesus said that some who calls upon the name of The Lord will be told to depart from Him because they were workers of iniquity. (Matthew 7:21-23)  Only the fervent prayers of the righteous are effective and very productive. (James 5:16)  We are to forgive those who sin against us.  If we do not forgive, then we will not be forgiven. (Mark 11:26)  When we forgive, we are not to bring it up to that person, or bring it up to others, nor to bring it up to ourselves.