I'm Sorry

Definition of sorry:

Feeling regret, repentant 

Giving forgiveness should follow the statement of sorry!

4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 

5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.  - Isaiah 53:4-5

11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. 

12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.  - Isaiah 53:11-12

I'm sorry!

How often do we hear these words?

Maybe someone hurt your feelings, someone stepped on your toe, an illness you are going thru, or someone is expressing sorrow for the state you are in, such as the loss of a loved one or your job.

These are more than mere words. 

They are life, when spoken in repentance of your sin, to Christ Jesus.

We are forgiven in Christ!

to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' - Acts 26:18

And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.' - Acts 22:16

Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. - 1 Peter 2:10

24 for "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, 

25 but the word of the Lord remains forever." And this word is the good news that was preached to you.  - 1 Peter 1:24-25