1. The Bible teaches us the good news that God desires to _____________ us!
2. When sin comes, there is a ______________ between us and God.
3. To be brought back to God is to be forgiven. Another word for this is to be ____________________.
4. In the Old Testament, the word "forgiveness" meant "lift _________; exalt; ______________ and honor".
5. In the New Testament, the word means to "_____________, deliver, grant freedom and _______________ from sin".
6. Read Nehemiah 9:17, "but thou art a God ______________ to pardon".
7. Is God willing and ready to forgive us of our sins?
8. Can forgiveness be ours without God's willingness?
9. Read Romans 4:7. When iniquities are forgiven, they are then (choose): re-membered/punished/covered/forgotten.
10. Sin was permanently taken care of by the _______________ of Christ once for all.
11. The sacrifice of the blood of Christ must be ________________ in order for it to forgive us.
12. Another term for forgiveness is ____________________.
13. The old, sinful way of living, thinking and believing is called "the old __________".
14. To be forgiven, we must be ___________________ with Christ (Galatians 2:20).
15. Read Ephesians 4:22-24, "That ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the ___________ man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit; (23) and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind, (24) and put on the ________ man, that after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth" (Ephesians 4:22-24).
16. This old man of sin is put off and the new man is put on by (choose one): money / prayer / baptism / faith only (Romans 6:3-6).
17. Forgiveness is yours if you will believe in Jesus, confess your faith, turn from sins and be baptized. Will you do this?
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