Library Home>All Subjects>D Subjects>deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission

deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission

“Forgiveness of Sins” From Dictionary of Biblical Words:

is through faith in Christ’s blood, without shedding of which there is no forgiveness (or remission) (Heb. 9:22²²And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. (Hebrews 9:22)). It is now fully known, because Christ has died, and in His sacrifice God has a righteous ground for forgiving the sinner. All remission, or rather passing over (Rom. 3:25²⁵Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; (Romans 3:25)) of sin before the cross showed God’s forbearance, but not His righteousness. Heb. 10 shows that forgiveness of sins is eternal and forever. Besides this general forgiveness of all sins on believing, any sins a child of God may commit are forgiven on his confession (1 John 4). Not that he will be judged for them in any case, for the value of Christ’s blood secures their never rising up before God (1 John 2:1¹My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: (1 John 2:1)), but we are not forgiven as children until we confess.

“Remission” From Dictionary of Biblical Words:

This word is variously rendered forgiveness (Mark 3:29²⁹But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: (Mark 3:29)), deliverance (Luke 4:18¹⁸The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, (Luke 4:18)), and liberty (Luke 4:19¹⁹To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. (Luke 4:19)). It means a putting away, and hence full forgiveness, and must be distinguished from a word that only occurs in Rom. 3:25,²⁵Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; (Romans 3:25) translated remission which means “putting by,” not “putting away,” and is applied to the putting of the sins of the Old Testament believers on one side until the sacrifice of Christ should fully put them away.

“Deliverance” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

See LIBERTY.

“Remission” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

This is used in the sense of “forgiveness.” The forgiveness or remission of sins is through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and on the ground of His sacrificial death (Acts 10:43⁴³To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. (Acts 10:43); Acts 13:38³⁸Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: (Acts 13:38); Rom. 3:25²⁵Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; (Romans 3:25); 1 Cor. 15:3³For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; (1 Corinthians 15:3)). See FORGIVENESS.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

859 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

ἄφεσις

Transliteration:

aphesis

Phonic:

af’-es-is

Meaning:

from 863; freedom; (figuratively) pardon

KJV Usage:

deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission