God can forgive any kind of sin; no matter what you've done. Any sin you've committed, God can forgive if you confess and if you repent of it. We are to leave all of our sins of the past, present, and future in that baptistry and walk with Christ into light with the confidence that comes through the forgiveness that he offers.
When it comes to our sin, some of us picture an angry God holding rocks in his hands, ready to stone us for what we have done wrong. Some may even think that God takes joy in condemning us and barraging us with rocks of righteousness. But the picture that we have of God, shown to us through the person of Jesus Christ, is not one who throws rocks.
In Psalm 32, David discusses his personal types of sin and assures us that our God is not only big enough to forgive the sins. David also says that God is actually the only one who has the right to throw rocks since he is perfect and without sin, but instead, God chooses to drop the rocks that represent the sin of missing the mark, the sin of perversion, the sin of defiant disobedience, and the sin of deceit.
You probably know John 3:16, where Jesus says “For God so love the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him will not perish, but will have eternal life.” But do you know what the next verse says? Verse 17 states, “For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.”
The nature of your sin is not the issue, the nature of God is the issue. His nature is for the two to be reconciled, to be in a right relationship with one another, which is made possible by the one who has already paid for your sin and taken the punishment that you deserved.
Discussion/Reflection Question: Is there any sin in your life that you struggle to believe that God can forgive?
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