Forgiveness of Sins

The good news is that the forgiveness of sins is already accomplished and that the effect of

this redemption is that we are not even to be conscious of sin. When you believe the Word of

God you can literally come at a place where you aren’t conscious of sin any more. To live

like this is normal Christianity. There are not many people who have strong confidence in

their relationship with the Lord, even though Hebrews 10:35 says, “Do not cast away your

confidence, which has great reward.” Therefore, they have a hard time entering boldly into

His presence. If we can understand the promises that have been made to us in these scriptures

and quit trying to mix the Old with the New, it will radically change our lives.

Maturity in the Christian life isn’t about trying to grow your spirit up; it’s trying to educate,

or renew, your mind to what you already have in your spirit. Your spirit is already perfect and

without sin! You already have the fruit of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, long-suffering, and the

rest. Your spirit is always happy, always rejoicing, and always healthy. God loves you even

though you’ve messed up, even though you aren’t perfect. He loves you not because of your

performance but because of Jesus’ sacrifice.

Unfortunately, most Christians are not taking advantage of these provisions. They have not

renewed their minds, and they still don’t understand that we are also redeemed from the curse

of the Law (Gal. 3:13). The average New Testament believer is still trying to get God to

respond to them based on their performance. Why? Because they don’t know that the

performance covenant of the Old Testament Law is over. We are now under the New

Testament ministry of grace and faith (2 Cor. 3:7-8).

Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law… (Gal. 3:13)