known for his unique ability to simplify profound truth so that it can be applied to Everyday Life Adrien Rogers was one of the most effective preachers respected Bible teachers and Christian leaders of our time thanks for joining us for this message here’s Adrian Rogers turn to First Peter if you will chapter 3 we’re only going to deal with part of one verse because this one verse is so packed with gospel Dynamite that a spar Ark of faith can set it off in your heart and literally blow the sin the hatred the
disappointment and the disillusionment out of your heart and transform your life what a magnificent magnificent verse is First Peter chapter 3 and verse 18 now I’m going to read the first part of that verse for Christ also hath once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to God ain’t that a great verse Christ also hath once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to God now our general heading for this book has been Timeless truths for tough times and the truth today that we’re dealing
with is how does God forgive sin how does God forgive sin what an important question that is because what a reality sin is now suppose somebody comes up and punches you in the nose now let’s just suppose they do and then they stand there and you look at them and you decide that you’ll be big-hearted about it and you’ll say to that person well I want you to know even though you punch me in the nose I forgive you and suppose he says to you you don’t need to forgive me I’ve already forgiven myself that’d be kind of strange
wouldn’t it and then suppose a third person standing by sees the two of you talking he says hey fellas don’t worry about it who’s going to forgive who I want you to know I’ve already forgiven both of you what’s he got to do with it I mean he didn’t get punched in the nose you look who is the one who really needs to do the forgiving the one who got punched in the nose I mean the one who did the punching is not the one who forgives himself it is The Punchy not the puncher amen who does the forgiving you understand what
I’m trying to say he’s the one had his nose punched now you say what does all this have to do with well we need to understand really who it is That Forgives sin you see what is sin sin is an affront against God and therefore God is the one who must forgive sin you see David said against thee and the only have we sinned sin if it is sin is against God and therefore as the Bible says only God God can forgive sin now you say why what what is the point well we have a lot of psychological and Theological garbage going around today
