Remission of Sins.

From: The Evangelist: Volume 7 (1873)

IT is strengthening to ponder the various expressions our gracious God and Father uses to assure us of His entire forgiveness of sins. It would seem as if He delighted to vary the terms He employs to meet every variety of state of soul, and that the sin of doubt and unbelief in this matter might be expelled from the heart, that we might be without excuse. I subjoin a list of the greater part of the terms so used by our blessed God in His Scriptures of truth; I also add some of the references to the passages where they occur: ―

Blotted out. Isa. 43:25²⁵I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. (Isaiah 43:25) Acts 3:19¹⁹Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; (Acts 3:19).

Covered. Psalms 32:1; 85:2¹<<A Psalm of David, Maschil.>> Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. (Psalm 32:1)
²Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. (Psalm 85:2); Romans 4:7⁷Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. (Romans 4:7).

Not imputed, or reckoned. Psalms 32:2²Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. (Psalm 32:2); Romans 4:8⁸Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. (Romans 4:8).

Removed. Psalms 103:3,12³Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; (Psalm 103:3)
¹²As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. (Psalm 103:12).

Taken away. Isaiah 6:7⁷And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. (Isaiah 6:7).

Put away. Hebrews 9:26²⁶For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. (Hebrews 9:26).

Passed away. Zechariah 3:4⁴And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. (Zechariah 3:4).

Passed by. Micah 7:19¹⁹He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. (Micah 7:19).

Cast behind thy back. Isaiah 38:17¹⁷Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. (Isaiah 38:17).

Cast into the sea. Micah 7:10¹⁰Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets. (Micah 7:10).

God’s face hidden from. Psalms 51:9⁹Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. (Psalm 51:9).

Not beheld. Numbers 23:21²¹He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. (Numbers 23:21).