James Bible, says that only
God in heaven can forgive
sin!
Mark 2:7
Why doth this man thus
Mark 2:7
Why doth this man thus
speak blasphemies? who
can forgive sins but God
only?
Pharisees began to
reason, saying, Who is
this which speaketh
blasphemies? Who
can forgive sins, but
God alone?
Here is a link to my
Here is a link to my
Bible study post called
'Who in the Bible says
Jesus is God?'
Link here.
The angel told Joseph
The angel told Joseph
that Mary would give
birth to a baby conceived
by the Holy Ghost and
to call his name JESUS
for he would save his
people from their sins!
Matthew
1:20 But while he thought
on these things, behold,
the angel of the Lord
appeared unto him in a
dream, saying, Joseph,
thou son of David, fear
not to take unto thee
Mary thy wife: for that
which is conceived in
her is of the Holy
Ghost.
1:21 And she shall bring
1:21 And she shall bring
forth a son, and thou
shalt call his name
JESUS: for he shall
save his people from
their sins.
Here are examples of where
Here are examples of where
Jesus Christ forgave sins;
and He told the people that
He had the authority to do
so!
Words of Jesus Christ are
in red.
Bold in scripture verses is
for emphasis.
Luke 5:20
And when he saw their faith,
Luke 5:20
And when he saw their faith,
he said unto him, Man, thy
sins are forgiven thee.
Luke 5:24
But that ye may know
Luke 5:24
But that ye may know
that the Son of man
[Jesus Christ] hath
power upon earth to
forgive sins, (he said
unto the sick of the
palsy,) I say unto thee,
Arise, and take up thy
couch, and go into thine
house.
Luke 7:48
And he said unto her,
Luke 7:48
And he said unto her,
Thy sins are forgiven.
Matthew 9:2
And, behold, they brought
Matthew 9:2
And, behold, they brought
to him a man sick of the
palsy, lying on a bed:
and Jesus seeing their
faith said unto the sick
of the palsy; Son, be of
good cheer; thy sins be
forgiven thee.
Matthew 9:6
But that ye may know
Matthew 9:6
But that ye may know
that the Son of man
[Jesus Christ] hath
power on earth to
forgive sins, (then
saith he to the sick of
the palsy,) Arise, take
up thy bed, and go
unto thine house.
Mark
2:5 When Jesus saw their
faith, he said unto the sick
of the palsy, Son, thy sins
be forgiven thee.
2:10 But that ye may
2:10 But that ye may
know that the Son of
man hath power on
earth to forgive sins,
(he saith to the sick of
the palsy,)
God also tells us in His Word
that all of us are sinners, and
that includes preachers,
priests, popes, Mary, and all
of us! God says there are no
sin-free people on earth!
Ecclesiastes 7:20
For there is not a just
Ecclesiastes 7:20
For there is not a just
man upon earth, that
doeth good, and
sinneth not.
Romans 3:10
As it is written, There
is none righteous, no,
not one:
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned,
and come short of the
glory of God;
1 John 1:10
If we say that we have
not sinned, we make
him [God] a liar, and
his word is not in us.
Romans 5:12
Wherefore, as by one
man [Adam] sin entered
into the world, and death
by sin; and so death
passed upon all men,
for that all have
sinned:
Remission (forgiveness)
Remission (forgiveness)
of sins is only available
through Jesus Christ.
Acts
10:38 How God anointed
Jesus of Nazareth with
the Holy Ghost and
with power: who went
about doing good, and
healing all that were
oppressed of the devil;
for God was with him.
10:39 And we are
witnesses of all things
which he did both in
the land of the Jews,
and in Jerusalem;
whom they slew and
hanged on a tree:
10:40 Him [Jesus Christ]
10:40 Him [Jesus Christ]
God [in heaven] raised
up the third day, and
shewed him openly;
10:41 Not to all the people,
but unto witnesses chosen
before of God, even to us,
who did eat and drink with
him after he rose from the
dead.
10:42 And he commanded
10:42 And he commanded
us to preach unto the
people, and to testify that
it is he which was
ordained of God to be
the Judge of quick and
dead.
10:43 To him give all the
10:43 To him give all the
prophets witness, that
through his name
whosoever believeth
in him shall receive
remission [forgiveness]
of sins.
And if you want to
And if you want to
know how to be saved
from your sins and
know you will go to
heaven when you
die, here is a link to
my Bible study post
called 'How to be