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  HE REMEMBERS NO MORE
  by C.H. Spurgeon
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Summary: God promises to forget our sins and regard us as though we had
never sinned, thanks to the atonement of Christ Jesus.

Topics: "Forgiveness", "Grace Of God"
Scripture References: Psalm 103:12, Isaiah 43:25, Jeremiah 31:34, Micah 7:19, Romans 8:1, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 2:13-14, Hebrews 10:17, 1 John 1:9

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C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the profound joy of knowing that God forgives
our sins and chooses to remember them no more, as stated in Jeremiah
31:34. He explains that through the great atonement, believers are
regarded as if they have never sinned, wearing a divine righteousness
that surpasses Adam's innocence. Spurgeon reassures that God will not
punish us for our sins nor love us any less because of them, as our
debts are completely obliterated. While we should mourn our
transgressions, we can rejoice in the assurance that they will never be
held against us, which motivates us to turn away from sin. This
understanding of God's grace instills a desire to live in obedience and
honor Him.

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For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no
more. (Jeremiah 31:34)

When we know the Lord, we receive the forgiveness of sins. We know Him
as the God of grace, passing by our transgressions. What a joyful
discovery is this!

But how divinely is this promise worded: the Lord promises no more to
remember our sins! Can God forget? He says He will, and He means what He
says. He will regard us as though we had never sinned. The great
atonement so effectually removed all sin that it is to the mind of God
no more in existence. The believer is now in Christ Jesus, as accepted
as Adam in his innocence; yea, more so, for he wears a divine
righteousness, and that of Adam was but human.

The great Lord will not remember our sins so as to punish them, or so as
to love us one atom the less because of them. As a debt when paid ceases
to be a debt, even so doth the Lord make a complete obliteration of the
iniquity of His people.

When we are mourning over our transgressions and shortcomings, and this
is our duty as long as we live, let us at the same time rejoice that
they will never be mentioned against us. This makes us hate sin. God's
free pardon makes us anxious never again to grieve Him by disobedience.

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