Micah 7:18 Who is a God like to you, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage?… God regards you, and the Bible describes you as sinners; and so you are. Sinners condemned, and needing pardon; for condemnation follows sin as a matter of course. When a man has sinned he must receive a pardon, or suffer the penalty. One great object of revelation is to tell you that you may be pardoned. Revelation declares the ground, the manner, the conditions of pardon. What is there peculiar and distinguishing in God's exercise of pardon? There are not many points in which creatures resemble God. The attributes and ways of creatures are for the most part in contrast to those of God. In nothing is God more unlike other beings than in pardoning. 1. No being pardons with such honour to the law broken, and with such security to the government offended, as God. 2. No one pardons at such an expense to Himself as God does. 3. No one pardons with such a good effect on the sinner pardoned. 4. No one pardons so many as God. 5. God also pardons many sins of each sinner. Men's pardonings are limited and restrained. He abundantly pardons. 6. Notice the peculiar character of the sins which God pardons. 7. He forgets as well as forgives. 8. He makes provision for the pardon of future sins. 9. God does more than pardon; He justifies, adopts, sanctifies, and eventually glorifies us. 10. God pardons on the most reasonable conditions. 11. These very conditions of pardon God fulfils in us. He gives us repentance, and our faith is the gift of God. (W. Nevins, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. |
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