1. Assurance of
Forgiveness

2. When we confessWhen we confess
When we sin
We enter into darkness
When we confess we enter into light

3. Index
 What does the Bible say on Assurance of forgiveness?
 What is the process of forgiveness?
 What does God promise us?
 What is our responsibility in response to God’s promise?
 What is the devil’s strategy to block this forgiveness?
 Is there assurance on unintentional repetition of sin?
 Is there a warning on intentional repetition of sin, unforgiveness?
 Discussion Questions

4. What the Bible Says

5. What the Bible Says Cont’d…
 What does God want us to do about our sins?
Confess our sins
 What does it means to confess?
Apologizing to God for the SPECIFIC wrong/s we have done
 In his act of forgiving us, how is God described?
Faithful and just.
 What does God do when we confess our sins?
He forgives us for EVERYTHING and purifies us from ALL
unrighteousness

6. Process of Forgiveness

7. God’s Promise
G O D ’ S
F O R G I V E N E S S S
C O M P L E T E L Y W I P E S
O U T a n d F O R G E T S
O U R
S I N S F O R E V E R

8. It’s a clean slate!

9. Our Responsibility

10. Devil’s Strategy
 Reminds us of our sins
 Makes us feel unworthy
 Lures us to misuse God’s forgiveness and deliberately repeat
sin
 Helps rationalize when we do not want to forgive others
Let’s not give any room for him to attack our faith.

11. If we continue to sin UNINTENTIONALLY after repentance

12. If we continue to sin INTENTIONALLY after repentance

13. If we fail to forgive even one person

14. Discussion Questions
 What are some means by which Satan puts us on a guilt trip?
 How does God address repeat errors?
 What are some difficulties about forgiving others?
 What is our responsibility in response to God’s promise?
 What is the devil’s strategy to block this forgiveness?
 In what situations is it difficult to forgive others?
 What should be our response in each of these situations?

15. Let’s Receive Forgiveness Through Confession