How God deals with sin

...and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. (Hebrews 9:22b)

I talk to many people about God and the Bible. Some of them believe in God, some don't, and some don't know what to believe. One thing I have learned is that I don't have to convince people that God is real. Trying to convince someone that God is real is like trying to convince a blind person that blue is a much nicer color than black. Whether or not you believe in God,  there is one thing we can both agree on, and it's this:

If there is a God, you have sinned against Him!

If God does exist, and the Bible is His word, you have sinned against Him! There are many things you have done in your life that are morally wrong. It might be lying, stealing, cheating, sexual sin, or hating someone etc... so on and so forth. You might have a heavy load of guilt right now for something you have done in the past or maybe the life you are living right now.

The Bible calls this sin.

...and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. (Hebrews 9:22b)

When you do something that you know is wrong, you are disobeying God. When you do something that God has commanded you not to do, that is sin. The Bible says this, "all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23)"

So you see, we can both agree that if there is a God, you have sinned against Him. You know this because you have a God given conscience. When you sin, your conscience tells you that what your doing is wrong.

The Bible is all about how God deals with our sins. That's what this Bible verse is trying to tell us:

...and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. (Hebrews 9:22b)

In order for sin to be dealt with, the sinner must shed his blood and die. The reason he must die is because no sinful person could ever live in the presence of a righteous, perfect, holy God.

The Bible says, "the wages of sin is death." (Romans 6:23)

Now here's the good news! God shed the blood of His own Son to deal with your sin! God paid a very high price so that your sins could be forgiven. The price He paid was the death of Jesus Christ on the cross.

The Bible says, "for God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)

Jesus died on the cross to save you from the fires of hell. He died so that you could be with Him forever in Heaven. Turn from your sins and put your faith in Jesus!!