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Forgiveness with God

John Marcus·2018-02-15
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Drawing on Psalm 130 and the account of Jonah, this article explores the doctrine of forgiveness through Christ's atonement and encourages believers in spiritual distress to cry out to God in prayer. Marcus emphasizes that regardless of the depth of sin or circumstances of despair, God offers genuine forgiveness to those who repent and seek His face.

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. Psalm 130:4 For anyone who has wandered from God and come to see their sins, there are few words sweeter than these: "but there is forgiveness with God." All we like sheep have gone astray; we all wander from God to one degree or another. But God, by His grace, draws us back to Himself, leading us to sincere sorrow and repentance. When we call upon Him out of the depths, what a joy to know that there is forgiveness with God! Not...

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Author
John Marcus
Date

2018-02-15

Source
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Scripture References
Psalms
Psalms 130:4Psalms 5:5Psalms 76:7Psalms 69:2Psalms 130:5-6
Jonah
Jonah 2:3Jonah 2:4
Nehemiah 9:17
Topics
JustificationPrayerPsalms
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