Forgiven! Forgotten! Not To Be Remembered!

Have you ever wished that you hadn't done or said something? The first thing that comes to your mind is that you wish you could take it back. Well unfortunately I have and so have you. We go to the person whom we have offended and ask them to forgive us and they probably say they will, but do they forget as well as forgive? We only hope that they can.

Most of us cannot forget a wrong done to us even though we have forgiven the offender. We don't usually dwell on it, but sometimes it will surface and then we are still hurt or angry.

It's all through the Bible where we are instructed to forgive others. Jesus tells us in Luke;17:3 (Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.) Well what if he keeps doing the same thing, am I suppose to keep forgiving him? Luke;17:4 (Ang if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times saying, I repent, forgive him.) Now that would be hard to do. But with Gods help, we can.

Thanks be to our God that He doesn't remember our sins after forgiving them. You might ask "well how can God forget after forgiving?" The answer, I don't know. I just believe what He tells us in the Bible. Where does it say that? When God spoke of the New Covenant, He says in Hebrews;8:12 (For I will be merciful to their iniquities,and I will remember their sins no more.) Again in Hebrews;10:17 (And their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.)

When Jesus came down and died on the cross for our sins, he created a New Covenant. The Old Covenant with the sacrifice of animals was done away with. He was the Sacrifical Lamb of the New Covenant. AT the Passover Celebration, in Matthew;26:27-28 (Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them saying, "Drink form it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.) He was telling the disciples that he was going to shed his own blood to create a new covenant between God and man.

How far does God get rid of our sins? We are told in Psalm;103:11-12 (For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.)

So as you can see, God not only forgives our sins, but also forgets them.

God Bless You