Who needs forgiveness?

Written by Tom Smith.

“There is no one righteous, not even one; …there is no one who seeks God” (NIV) Romans 3:10-11

England's historic Coventry Cathedral was devastated when Nazi planes blitzed it during World War II. In the middle of the ruins, the authorities placed a huge cross made from two charred beams of wood. On that cross were engraved the words, "Father, forgive." Not the three familiar words of Jesus, "Father, forgive them" (Luke 23:34). No, just "Father, forgive."

The fact that the word "them" is omitted reminds us that not only did the Nazis who ordered that appalling destruction need forgiveness, so do all of us. From our perspective, some wrongdoings may strike us as trivial-say, a "little white lie"-while other sins loom up as huge abominations-like Hitler's Holocaust or Stalin's Gulag.

Only God can determine if one sin is greater than another. But one thing is clear: "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom. 3:23). God's standard of perfect obedience is revealed in Jesus Christ. All of us, whether victims or perpetrators stand in helpless need of His divine forgiveness.

The worst of sins can be forgiven whether the sins be great or small, Jesus is able to forgive them all. The glorious message of the gospel is that God has provided salvation to everyone who obeys His Son, Jesus Christ.

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