As Christians, we need to believe that God is the one who can forgive our sins.
From the Bible, we learn that when a paralyzed man was brought to Jesus, Jesus saw the man’s faith and said, “Your sins are forgiven.”
As Christians, we should ask for forgiveness when we wrong someone because God’s Word tells us to forgive. God forgives all our sins.
From the Bible, we learn that God forgave King David for his serious sins.
Jesus made it possible for us to be forgiven by giving his own life.
As Christians, we should forgive others and be faithful to God just as God has forgiven us. Dear friends, now let’s look at the following Bible verses that discuss how only God can forgive sins.
Mark 1:4 :—
“John did baptize in the wilderness, preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins”
Mark 2:7 :—
“Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?”
Luke 24:47 :—
“That repentance remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem”
Luke 5:21 :—
“The scribes the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”
Luke 7:49 :—
“They that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?”
Isaiah 1:18 :—
“Come now, let us reason together, saith the Lord : though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool”
Isaiah 43:25 :—
“I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, will not remember thy sins”
Daniel 9:9 :—
“To the Lord our God belong mercies forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him”
Psalm 103:3 :—
“Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases”
Psalm 130:4 :—
“But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared”
Matthew 26:28 :—
“For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins”
Matthew 9:6 :—
“But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, go unto thine house”
Ephesians 1:7 :—
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace”
Colossians 1:14 :—
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins”
Hebrews 8:12 :—
“For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, their sins their iniquities will I remember no more”
Acts 10:43 :—
“To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins”
Acts 13:38 :—
“Be it known unto you therefore, men brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins”
Acts 2:38 :—
“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”
Micah 7:18 :—
“Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy”
John 20:23 :—
“Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained”
Jeremiah 31:34 :—
“They shall teach no more every man his neighbour, every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord : for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord : for I will forgive their iniquity, I will remember their sin no more”
Nehemiah 9:17 :—
“Refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious merciful, slow to anger, of great kindness, forsookest them not”
Romans 4:7 :—
“Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered”
Titus 2:14 :—
“Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works”