A man sat by the roadside eating his lunch. Another came by, and stopped to talk a bit.
"You seem to know how to take care of you body," he said. "I wonder if you feed your soul as well?”
"We don't think much of that," was the answer.
"What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul? How do you think you are to get your sins forgiven?”
"By asking God for it.”
"Do you ask God?”
"Yes—night and morning.”
"Have you got them forgiven?”
"No one can tell that until they die.”
"But the Bible says, `Their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.' Through this Man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins.' Thy sins are forgiven.' Do you believe the Bible?”
"Yes, I do.”
"Well, if you owed some rent, and a friend came in and gave you the amount you needed, should you continue asking him for the money?”
"No”
"What, then?”
"I would thank him for it.”
"Certainly. Have you ever thanked God for giving His Son to bear your sins so that He might forgive you?”
"I thank Him every night for His kindness to me.”
"What has He done?”
"He died on the cross for sinners.”
"How many of your sins did He bear then?”
"I don't know.”
"All, or none. If you believe on Him, He bore them all in His body on the tree. If you don't, you must bear the judgment of them forever. Now, if God tells you, who believe, that His Son has borne your sins, is it right to keep on asking Him to forgive you?”
"No.”
"What then?”
"Thank Him.”
"And shall you do it?”
"Yes, indeed, I do now, and thank you for telling me.”