"In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness" - Zechariah 13:1"He shall save his people from their sins" - Matthew 1:21
"Through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins" - Acts 13:38
"In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace" - Ephesians 1:7
"Who gave himself for our sins" - Galatians 1:4
"This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" - 1 Timothy 1:15
"Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures" - 1 Corinthians 15:3
"When he had by himself purged our sins" - Hebrews 1:3
"He hath appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many" - Hebrews 9:26, 28
"By one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified" - Hebrews 10:14
"The Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world" - John 1:29
"This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins" - Matthew 26:28
"He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all" - Isaiah 53:5, 6
"If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake" - 1 John 2:1, 12
"The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" - 1 John 1:7, 9
"He was manifested to take away our sins" - 1 John 3:5
"Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed" -1 Peter 2:24
"That loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood" - Revelation 1:5
Commentary by Matthew Henry
Here (St. Paul) takes notice of the abundant grace of Jesus Christ, v. 14. The conversion and salvation of great sinners are owing to the grace of Christ, his exceedingly abundant grace, even that grace of Christ which appears in his glorious gospel (v. 15): This is a faithful saying, etc. Here we have the sum of the whole gospel, that Jesus Christ came into the world. The Son of God took upon him our nature, was made flesh, and dwelt among us, Jn. 1:14. He came into the world, not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance, Mt. 9:13. His errand into the world was to seek and find, and so save, those that were lost, Lu. 19:10. The ratification of this is that it is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation. It is good news, worthy of all acceptation; and yet not too good to be true, for it is a faithful saying. It is a faithful saying, and therefore worthy to be embraced in the arms of faith: it is worthy of all acceptation, and therefore to be received with holy love, which refers to the foregoing verse, where the grace of Christ is said to abound in faith and love. In the close of the verse Paul applies it to himself: Of whom I am chief. Paul was a sinner of the first rank; so he acknowledges himself to have been, for he breathed out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, etc., Acts 9:1, 2. Persecutors are some of the worst of sinners: such a one Paul had been. Or, of whom I am chief, that is, of pardoned sinners I am chief. It is an expression of his great humility; he that elsewhere calls himself the least of all saints (Eph. 3:8) here calls himself the chief of sinners. Observe, [1.] Christ Jesus has come into the world; the prophecies concerning his coming are now fulfilled. [2.] He came to save sinners; he came to save those who could not save and help themselves. [3.] Blasphemers and persecutors are the chief of sinners, so Paul reckoned them. [4.] The chief of sinners may become the chief of saints; so this apostle was, for he was not a whit behind the very chief apostles (2 Co. 11:5), for Christ came to save the chief of sinners. [5.] This is a very great truth, it is a faithful saying; these are true and faithful words, which may be depended on. [6.] It deserves to be received, to be believed by us all, for our comfort and encouragement.
(on 1 Timothy 1:15)
When I survey the wondrous cross
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
See from His head, His hands, His feet,
His dying crimson, like a robe,
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
Spreads o’er His body on the tree;
Then I am dead to all the globe,
And all the globe is dead to me.
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
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