Which other scriptures emphasize God's complete removal of our sins? Our Starting Point: Psalm 103:12 “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” The psalmist paints an infinite distance—east and west never meet. That limitless removal becomes the measuring stick for every other promise God gives about forgiving sin. Old-Testament Pictures of Wiped-Away Sin • Isaiah 1:18 — “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.” • Isaiah 43:25 — “I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions and remembers your sins no more.” • Isaiah 44:22 — “I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like a mist.” • Micah 7:19 — “You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.” • Jeremiah 31:34 — “I will forgive their iniquity and I will remember their sins no more.” Each image—snow-white cloth, an erased cloud, sin sinking to ocean depths—reinforces the same truth: once God removes sin, it is gone for good. New-Testament Assurance Fulfilled in Christ • John 1:29 — “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” • Colossians 2:13-14 — “He forgave us all our trespasses, canceling the record of debt against us.” • Hebrews 8:12 — “I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” • Hebrews 10:17 — “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” • 1 John 1:9 — “He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” • 2 Corinthians 5:17 — “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away.” Jesus is the concrete guarantee that every Old-Testament metaphor becomes literal reality. His cross cancels the debt; His resurrection seals it. Threading the Promises Together – God does not overlook sin; He removes it. – Removal means complete erasure—blotted, forgotten, cast away, cleansed, canceled. – The same God speaks in both Testaments; His character hasn’t changed. – Because the distance is infinite (east from west), no failure can outrun His grace. – Our response is grateful confidence, living as people truly set free. |
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