““Christians are 100% Forgiven!”Christians are 100% Forgiven!”

Romans 4:7-25Romans 4:7-25

Jamestown, Virginia was the first Jamestown, Virginia was the first permanent settlement in the United permanent settlement in the United

States... Tours given today emphasize...States... Tours given today emphasize...

““God will God will forgive forgive

me; that’s me; that’s His job!”His job!”

Purpose:Purpose:to better understand the significance of to better understand the significance of

being 100% forgiven of sinsbeing 100% forgiven of sins

Not faith alone, but Not faith alone, but throughthrough faith, grace is faith, grace is received at baptism and forgiveness is one received at baptism and forgiveness is one

hundred percent!hundred percent!

II Sin’s SeriousnessSin’s SeriousnessA.A. Minimize Sin by FamiliarityMinimize Sin by Familiarity

Vance Havner in an article entitled

“Getting Us to the Dark” tells of his

experience in going into a restaurant

where the lighting was poor. His friend said, “Wait a minute

and you’ll get accustomed to it.”

II Sin’s SeriousnessSin’s SeriousnessA.A. Minimize Sin by FamiliarityMinimize Sin by Familiarity

B.B. Minimize Sin by EuphemismsMinimize Sin by Euphemisms

With more “respectable” titles, it’s With more “respectable” titles, it’s easier to become accustomed to sin...easier to become accustomed to sin...

II Sin’s SeriousnessSin’s Seriousness

A.A. Minimize Sin by FamiliarityMinimize Sin by Familiarity

B.B. Minimize Sin by EuphemismsMinimize Sin by Euphemisms

C.C. Minimize Sin With AmusementMinimize Sin With Amusement

Not slamming Not slamming healthy healthy

humor... But humor... But to scoff at sin to scoff at sin

is to be is to be desensitized to desensitized to

its danger...its danger...

II Sin’s SeriousnessSin’s Seriousness

A.A. Minimize Sin by FamiliarityMinimize Sin by Familiarity

B.B. Minimize Sin by EuphemismsMinimize Sin by Euphemisms

C.C. Minimize Sin With AmusementMinimize Sin With Amusement

D.D. Minimize Sin with Pop Minimize Sin with Pop PsychologyPsychology

E.E. Minimize Sin by ComparingMinimize Sin by Comparing

We know we’re We know we’re not perfect but not perfect but compared to...compared to...

IIII God’s GraciousnessGod’s Graciousness

A.A. Jesus’ Death Was Not That Jesus’ Death Was Not That of a Martyrof a Martyr

2 Corinthians 5:212 Corinthians 5:21

““He made Him who knew no sin to be He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in become the righteousness of God in

Him.”Him.”

Isaiah 53:6Isaiah 53:6

““All of us like sheep have gone All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but the Lord has caused own way; but the Lord has caused

the iniquity of us all to fall on Him.”the iniquity of us all to fall on Him.”

IIII God’s GraciousnessGod’s Graciousness

A.A. Jesus’ Death Was Not That Jesus’ Death Was Not That of a Martyrof a Martyr

B.B. Jesus’ Death Was That of a Jesus’ Death Was That of a VolunteerVolunteer

John 10:17-18John 10:17-18““For this reason the Father loves Me, For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I because I lay down My life so that I

may take it again. No one has taken it may take it again. No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on away from Me, but I lay it down on

My own initiative. I have authority to My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to

take it up again. This commandment take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.”I received from My Father.”

Mark 15:33Mark 15:33

““When the sixth hour came, darkness When the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the fell over the whole land until the

ninth hour.”ninth hour.”

IIIIII Salvation’s Only SourceSalvation’s Only Source

A.A. JUSTICE is Deserved JUSTICE is Deserved PunishmentPunishment

B.B. MERCY is Exemption From MERCY is Exemption From PunishmentPunishment

On an episode of On an episode of “Little House on “Little House on

the Prairie” the Prairie” there was a trial there was a trial where the town where the town

bully was bully was convicted of convicted of

burning down a burning down a barn....barn....

IIIIII Salvation’s Only SourceSalvation’s Only Source

A.A. JUSTICE is Deserved JUSTICE is Deserved PunishmentPunishment

B.B. MERCY is Exemption From MERCY is Exemption From PunishmentPunishment

C.C. GRACE is Favor When GRACE is Favor When Punishment is DeservedPunishment is Deserved

Here’s what the result would be if Here’s what the result would be if some things were done correctly some things were done correctly

“only” 99.9% of the time:“only” 99.9% of the time:1.1. Unsafe landings at O’Hare Unsafe landings at O’Hare International Airport (Chicago), International Airport (Chicago), every day = twoevery day = two

2.2. Lost pieces of mail in the U.S. Lost pieces of mail in the U.S. Postal Service hourly = 16,000Postal Service hourly = 16,000

3.3. Incorrect drug prescriptions, Incorrect drug prescriptions, annually = 20,000annually = 20,000

Here’s what the result would be if Here’s what the result would be if some things were done correctly some things were done correctly

“only” 99.9% of the time:“only” 99.9% of the time:

4.4. Checks deducted from the wrong Checks deducted from the wrong accounts, hourly = 22,000accounts, hourly = 22,000

5.5. Number of documents lost by the Number of documents lost by the Internal Revenue Service, Internal Revenue Service,

annually = 2 millionannually = 2 million

Conclusion and SummaryConclusion and Summary

As you can see, if you are among the As you can see, if you are among the “unlucky” 0.1%, the error impacts “unlucky” 0.1%, the error impacts you by 100%. Such is certainly true you by 100%. Such is certainly true when it comes to a right relationship when it comes to a right relationship

with God. Don’t rely on your own with God. Don’t rely on your own righteousness and goodness to save righteousness and goodness to save

you. Rely on the grace of God alone. you. Rely on the grace of God alone. Christians are 100% forgiven!Christians are 100% forgiven!