{"id":106,"date":"2026-03-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drbobnichols.calvarycathedral.org\/?p=106"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:29:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:29:31","slug":"forgiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2026\/03\/16\/forgiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>\u201cW<\/b>hen God forgives, He forgets.<b>\u201d<\/b><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><em>F<\/em><i>or I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.<\/i>  <i><strong>Hebrews 8:12<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. <\/em><strong>Psalms 103:12<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<i>\u00a0I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.<\/i> <i><strong><em>Isaiah 43:25<\/em><\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You cannot sin so much as God can forgive. If it comes to a pitched battle between sin and grace, you shall not be so bad as God shall be good. I will prove it to you. You can only sin as a man, but God can forgive as a God. You sin as a finite creature, but the Lord forgives as the infinite Creator. <strong>\u2013 Charles Spurgeon \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace. &#8211; Ephesians 1:7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><b>\u00a0\u00a0Victory Decision\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I acknowledge what God&#8217;s Word says about me is true! I declare that ALL my sins are forgiven and I am the righteousness of God in Christ. I will not dwell on my past. I will meditate on the blood of Jesus and receive everything He died for me to have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhen God forgives, He forgets.\u201d For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. Hebrews 8:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. 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