April 25 2021 Sunday
Pastor John C. Mathis
Not Guilty-On Basis Of The Word
Isaiah 43:25, 26
25 I am He that blotteth out thy transgressions “for Mine own sake,” and will not remember thy sins
26 Put Me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that you may be justified
Isaiah 1:18
18 Come now, and let us reason together…though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool
1 John 2:1
1 If any man sin, we have an ADVOCATE (lawyer, one who defends by argument) with the Father
• You have Legal Standing with your Heavenly Father on the Basis of the Word of God
Colossians 2:10-14 BLOTTING out the handwriting of ordinances (legal documents) against you
Matthew 26:28
28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins
Psalm 51:1 David after Nathan came to him about Bathsheba
1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy lovingkindness: according not the multitude of Thy tender mercies BLOT out my transgressions
2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin
Isaiah 44:22
22 I have BLOTTED out, as a thick cloud, thy sins: return unto Me; for I have redeemed thee
Acts 3:19
19 Repent…and be converted, that your sins may be BLOTTED out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord
• He doesn’t remember your sins and iniquities of the past. He has no knowledge that you ever did anything wrong
Micah 7:18, 19
18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retains not His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.
19 He will turn again, He will have compassion on us; He will subdue our iniquities; and will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea
• Well, if He doesn’t remember, why should you remind Him?
• A lawyer is continually bringing up law and legal precedent. In the same way, You bring God's Word to His attention: "Put me in remembrance...." HE WANTS TO RULE IN YOUR FAVOR
Isaiah 55:11
11 So shall MY WORD be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it SHALL NOT RETURN UNTO ME VOID, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it
• This verse should be the very Backbone of your Argument
Jeremiah 1:12
12 I will hasten my word to perform it
Genesis 18:25
25 Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Your Defense—NOT GUILTY on the Basis of the Word
• You don’t have to go on “paying for” the wrongdoing of your past. For God to punish you, He would have to remember your sins, but He doesn't remember them.
• We’ve all made a real mess of things at times
1 John 1:9 Written to believers
• If you don’t know the truth, the devil will continuously bring up pictures of your past to condemn you
Romans 8:1
1 There is therefore now NO condemnation to them which are In Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit
John 3:16, 17 God so loved…sent not His Son to condemn
Condemn: To sentence, pronounce guilty, to blame or point a finger
1 John 5:14, 15 This is the Confidence
John Mathis
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