Who Can Forgive Sin But God Only?

God's Holy Word, the King 
James Bible, says that only 
God in heaven can forgive 
sin!

Mark 2:7 

Why doth this man thus 
speak blasphemies? who 
can forgive sins but God 
only?

Luke 5:21
And the scribes and the 
Pharisees began to 
reason, saying, Who is 
this which speaketh 
blasphemies? Who 
can forgive sins, but 
God alone?

Here is a link to my 
Bible study post called 
'Who in the Bible says 
Jesus is God?'  
Link here.

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 
forth a son, and thou 
shalt call his name 
JESUS: for he shall 
save his people from 
their sins. 

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, 
he said unto him, Man, thy 
sins are forgiven thee.

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, 
Thy sins are forgiven.

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 
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 
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 
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) 
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] 
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 
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 
prophets witness, that 
through his name 
whosoever believeth 
in him shall receive 
remission [forgiveness] 
of sins.

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 
Saved'Link here.