What must I do to be forgiven and set free from my sins, even from the sin of abortion?
What must I do to be forgiven and set free from my sins, even from the sin of abortion?
- Admit that God is just to be angry and right to condemn you for your sins.
- “For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
- Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment” (Ps 51:3-4).
- Confess, grieve and turn away from your sins and ask God to graciously forgive you.
- “For your name’s sake, O LORD, pardon my guilt, for it is great” (Ps 25:11).
- “Godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret” (2 Cor 7:10).
- Trust yourself entirely to Christ’s gift of suffering the wrath of God in your place, on the cross
- “But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed” (Isa 53:5).
- “In him, we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace” (Eph 1:7).
- Apply the good news to your own conscience and turn your guilt into a bold testimony.
- “…how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God” (Heb 9:14).