Forgiveness Unlimited

Colossians 1:14 (KJV) "In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:"

All Scripture taken from King James Bible (A.V. 1611)

Religion today puts people under a legalistic sytem and of repetitive motions in  seeking God's forgiveness.
It's always some repetitive system that only will satisify man's religion, man's  denominations, the cliques,
the associations, the conventions, the  littles  divisions  and  groups  that  man  creates because of our sin
nature. We group up, then we split off. We see the fruits of sin in others, then we all split off. Forgiveness.
We should all just give forgiveness to each other. And I am guilty.

Notice in Matthew 6 about the If...Then command to the nation of Israel. Here is what religion runs to and
shoves down men and women's throats:

   Matthew 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

   Matthew 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Tragically many actually believe  that  if  we  do  not forgive each other, which we should, then God will not
forgive us. Bare in mind that Matthew,  Mark,  Luke,  &  John  are written for Israel. This was for the Nation
of Israel so that they might know that Jesus Christ is the Messiah. We are not Israel. We do not have their
promises, nor their blessings. Do you have money  no  matter  how  bad  the  market  gets?  That is what I
thought! In Matthew, Trespasses are forgiven one at a time. They  are  not  forgiven  all together. Are you?

Notice in Colossians how that Paul points out to those of us, who are members of the body of Christ, where
we are in Christ! Pauline doctrine  teaches  us  here  in  Colossians 2:10  that  we  are  RIGHT NOW already
COMPLETE  in  CHRIST!  Also  notice  in  the  same  verse  that  CHRIST  is the Head of ALL principality and
power. He has ALL AUTHORITY! He  deserves  ALL  glory, and honor, and praise! Amen! Now in Matthew you
do not see the Nation of Israel whith that promise. Do You?

Colossians 2:10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

Now, notice  in  verse 11 how that we gentiles have been through a circumcision not made with hands. That
means  a physical one! It  is  a  spiritual  one. What was circumcisied? Our Souls were cleaned and forgiven,
and  we  had  Gods  spirit put  in us, and we were sealed till the day of redemption, and also our FLESH was
cut away from the soul, thus the soul can not sin!

Colossians 2:11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

Here  in verse 11, we  see that  those who  have not  believed  in vain, but are saved, which is the Body of
Christ, have  already  been  through the  operation  of God, the  unseen circumcision, the  one that is done
by God, and  not by  the hands of  man. Also  not that  Pauls is pointing out what happened in this work of
God, the  flesh is  circumcised from  the new  man, or the  inner man, thus  the  new  man  inside  can  not
sin, nor  will  God  ever lay  to the  charge of  one reconcilled and sealed, sins! Seperation and forgiveness!


Colossians 2:12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

Notice  in  verse 12 "baptism" IS NOT water!  It  is  a  SPIRITUAL  baptism, just  like  the in verse 11, the
circumcision  made  without  hands,  which  is  all  by  the  operation  of  God. We are risen in Christ, and
Christ raised from the dead by God.


Colossians 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

Verse 13 shows the members of the Body of Christ <Plural Distinctive = "YOU"> is now considered by God
to  be dead as  far as  the sin  nature  and the  sins of our flesh, which in contrast to the spiritual form of
circumcision, did  not  happen  in the  operation  of God, to our flesh. And we, the members of the Body of
Christ have already been made  alive together with Christ, and  has  ALREADY  forgiven us of ALL of those
sinful acts, and traspasses against the law. That's why the new man inside loves the Law of God, and can
never sin, nor ever be considered a sinner.

Colossians 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;


And  since the  believer can  never  be considered a sinner  in God's Eyes, Paul shows us in verse 14 what
actually  happened at  Calvary for us. The Law was taken out of the way for our benefit. The "blotting out"
was done  at Calvary. Christ  nailed the  Law to His  own Cross  so to  take it out of the way, and then He
reconcilled  the whole  world unto  Himself. You say  what? If He had  not, you would  not be able to ever
get saved! Why? If you are not a Jew, then you are a Gentile!

So, in closing, you, if you have not belived on Christ in vain, and have been saved, are already a forgiven
Saint, so do not get all wrapped up in religion or tradition or denominations. They love to use a quote out
of 1 John and pound it into your head! See below:

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all  
unrighteousness.

So, remember, as a Saint, were you actually stand with God:

Colossians 1:22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:



 

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By Elder Scott Ray (SBG)
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