Sins, Sin and Its Remedy

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; (Romans 3:25)

When we say sins (Plurality) that which we have committed before God, they are many and can be numbered out, whereas when we say sin (singular) it is a principle working in us. No matter how many sins we commit, it is always the one sin principle that leads to them.

We need forgiveness for our sins, but at the same time we also need deliverance from the power of sin. Forgiveness of sins touches our conscience, Deliverance from sin touches our life. We may receive forgiveness for all our sins, but because of the sinful nature we have, we will have no abiding peace of mind.

We cry out for forgiveness, when God's light first shines into our heart, since we  realize we have committed sins before Him; but when once we have received forgiveness of our sins, we also find out that not only we have committed sins before God, but that there is something wrong within us. We then learn that we have the nature of a sinner. There is an inward inclination to sin, i.e a power inward that draws us to sin. When that power breaks out we commit sin.

Even though, we may seek and receive forgiveness, there exists a tendency and we sin once more. So life goes on in a vicious circle of sinning and being forgiven and then sinning again. We could appreciate the fact of God's forgiveness which is a blessing, but still we want something more than that: We want deliverance. So to conclude, we need forgiveness for what we have done, at the same time we also need deliverance from what we are.

Verses to ponder:

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.(Romans 5:9)

The word of God is very clear, that God has only one answer to every human need -- His Son, Jesus Christ. In all His dealings with us, God works by taking us out of the way and substituting Christ in our place. The Son of God died in place of us for our forgiveness: The aspect of the work of the Lord Jesus which is represented by `the Blood' shed for our justification through "the remission of sins" deals with what we have done.

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.(Romans 6:6)

The Son of God lives instead of us for our Deliverance. The aspect of His work represented by `the Cross', that is to say, by our union with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection deals with what we are.

Also read the message on water Baptism for a better understanding.