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The Glory of Easter: The Gift of God's Forgiveness

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2 Corinthians 5:19

God forgives our sin graciously and completely in Jesus.

I. God forgives our sin.

A. Our _________ of forgiveness.

“Who can say, ‘I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin’?”
 ​Proverbs 20:9

B. It is God’s ____________ to forgive.

“The LORD, the LORD God,…who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin…”
 Exodus 34:6-7

II. God forgives our sin graciously and completely.

A. No ___________ of wrongs,
 Psalm 103:2-3, 10-11; 130:3-4.

B. Pictures of God’s gracious and complete forgiveness:
  1. From ________ to _________, Psalm 103:12.
  2. Behind His __________, Isaiah 38:17.
  3. Thrown into the depths of the _______, Micah 7:19.
  4. Remember my sins ____ ________, Jer. 31:34; Heb. 8:12.
  5. White as __________, Isaiah 1:18.

C. God stands ___________ to forgive, Psalm 86:5.

III. God forgives our sin graciously and completely in Jesus.

A. The background of Easter is Passover,
 Exodus 12; 1 Corinthians 5:7b; Matthew 26:26-28.

B. Receiving God’s forgiveness:
  1. ​Faith, Acts 10:43
  2. Confession, Psalm 32:1-5
  3. Responsibility, Ephesians 4:32