In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins,

according to the riches of His grace

Ephesians 1:7

- SEPTEMBER 4 -

TOTAL AND COMPLETE

FORGIVENESS

People have said to me, “Pastor Prince, I was taught that only my past sins—from the day I
was born until the day I became a Christian—have been forgiven, and that my future sins
are not forgiven until I confess them and seek forgiveness.”

My friend, when Jesus died on the cross, how many of your sins were future?

Unless you are more than 2,000 years old, all your sins were future then! Jesus took them
all upon Himself, nailed them to the cross and declared, “It is finished!” So if you are not
forgiven of all, then you are not forgiven at all.

“You mean Jesus also died for the sin that I have just committed?”

Yes!

“And also for the sins which I will commit?”

Yes! That is why He said, “It is finished!”

But many of us are inconsistent in our believing. One part of us says, “God has forgiven me
of all my sins.” But another part says, “Yes, but I must still confess my sins to be forgiven of
them.” Are you like that?
Beloved, you are forgiven not because of your work of confession. Your
confession cannot wash away your sins. You are forgiven because of the blood of Jesus
shed for you. His blood alone cleanses you.

You cannot believe that you are forgiven of your past, present and future sins, and still think
that there is something for you to do to make that forgiveness complete. If you do, then it
becomes your work too, not Jesus’ alone.

Is there a place for confession of sins? My friend, if you have just sinned, you can always
tell God about it without feeling condemned because you know that you already
have forgiveness and that Jesus was condemned in your place. But you don’t confess your
sins to God in order to be forgiven. You already have total and complete forgiveness
because of the blood of Jesus!