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Are my sins too great to forgive? – 1 John 1:7-9

1. James A. Garfield
   1. Elected in 1880
   2. He was a preacher
   3. He was shot and eventually died from this incident
2. Does the bible make a distinction?
   1. Matthew 12:31
   2. Luke 12:47-48
   3. John 19:11
   4. 1 Corinthians 6:18
3. What does this distinction mean?
   1. That smaller sins aren’t harmful? – Romans 3:23
   2. That bigger sins condemn us further? – Romans 6:23
   3. That forgiveness isn’t the same for all sins? – 1 John 1:7
4. What does this distinction mean?
   1. Some sins affect those around us – Murder, theft, lying, greed
   2. Some sins affect our bodies – Homosexuality, gluttony
   3. Some sins only affect our relationship with God – Disbelief, judgement of others
   4. But are the consequences any different?
5. What about us?
   1. Sometimes we doubt God’s forgiveness of us, what then?
   2. 1 Tim. 1:15-16
   3. 1 John 3:19-24
   4. We’re forgetting about who is the one forgiving us
6. The consequence is the same and so is the cure
   1. 1 John 1:7-9
   2. 1 Peter 1:17-19
   3. John 3:16-21
7. When we doubt…
   1. We doubt our God who is all-powerful – Matthew 19:25-26
   2. We doubt our savior who is all-sufficient for us – Hebrews 7:25
   3. We doubt the word that he gave to us