Is forgiveness of sins based on what we deserve?
Forgiveness of sins is not based on what we deserve. According to Ephesians 1:7, redemption is through Christ's blood, and forgiveness of sins is according to His grace—His unmerited favor—not our merit. God mandated that forgiveness requires shedding of blood, and it comes by grace alone.
Les teaches from Ephesians chapter 1 verse 7 that in Christ we have redemption through His blood, and the forgiveness of sins according to His grace, not according to what we deserve. He explains that God in His sovereign way decided forgiveness would come only through the shed blood of Christ, which many find repelling, but it must be accepted by faith. Les suggests that life is in the blood, and new life requires death. God has mandated that there can be no salvation and no forgiveness without the shedding of blood. So forgiveness is by grace, His unmerited favor, not by human merit.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
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According to what are our sins forgiven in Ephesians 1:7?
In Ephesians 1:7 not only are we redeemed, we are also forgiven, and the forgiveness of sins is according to His grace, His unmerited favor, not according to what we deserve.