Yes — believers can know they are forgiven even though forgiveness is invisible, because God's Word promises it through the shed blood of Christ.
Forgiveness is part of an invisible work of God that happens the moment we believe. Scripture connects it directly to redemption through Christ's blood in Ephesians 1:7. Les Feldick points believers to the promises of the Book: because the Bible says these things have happened, faith accepts them as true and rests on them.
Ephesians 1:7 — This verse directly ties redemption through Christ's blood to the forgiveness of sins, giving a written basis for assurance.
Hebrews 9:22 — It states that without shedding of blood there is no remission, showing the necessary basis for forgiveness.
The Bible does not tell us to look for a visible change. Ephesians 1:7 declares that in Christ “we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.” This makes redemption and forgiveness inseparable. Romans 3:25 adds that God set forth Christ as “a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past.” Hebrews 9:22 states plainly that “without shedding of blood is no remission.” These passages locate forgiveness in the person and sacrifice of Christ, not in a visible or tangible experience.
Les teaches that the entire work of salvation—forgiveness, justification, sanctification, glorification, baptism into the body, and sealing with the Spirit—happens instantly the moment a person believes, but none of it is visible or necessarily felt. Because salvation originates in God and was accomplished by God apart from our own energy, the believer receives it by a faith that is itself invisible. The proof, Les says, is simply that “the book says so.” He points to Ephesians 1:7, where redemption through Christ's blood is also “the forgiveness of sins,” and he emphasizes that God sovereignly requires the shedding of blood for remission—both blood and faith are mandatory. When doubt comes, Les tells believers to come back to the promises, claim them, and rest on them: “God has said it, we believe it, and we rest on it.”
No. Les explains that you will not feel glorified, look in the mirror and see a halo, sprout wings, or suddenly see the sky turn green. Forgiveness, justification, and redemption are all invisible works of God accomplished at the moment of belief. You know these things have happened because the Book says so—that is where faith comes in.
Scripture says without shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. Les emphasizes that God sovereignly mandated the shed blood of Christ as the only way to forgive sin. Ephesians 1:7 shows that redemption through Christ's blood is also the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace. It is not based on what we deserve; it is a gift that cancels anything we can do to merit it.
Les says that when doubt comes—even if it feels like a merely emotional experience—you return to the promises of Scripture. Because you are justified by faith and because all these saving works were accomplished by God, you can claim them. “God has said it, we believe it, and we rest on it.”
God's Sovereign Blood Requirement
Les shows that God is sovereign and cannot be manipulated; the shed blood is His chosen means of redemption, which believers must accept by faith.
Invisible Justification by Faith
Justification is by faith and is invisible—it is not something you work at—so assurance must rest on God's promises rather than on something you can see.
Redemption and Forgiveness Together
Ephesians 1:7 places redemption through Christ's blood and forgiveness of sins together, showing that forgiveness is grounded in an accomplished purchase.
The Two Mandatory Truths
Les explains that without shed blood there is no remission, and without faith it is impossible to please God—both are mandatory, not optional.
Propitiation Through Faith in Blood
God set forth Christ as a propitiation through faith in His blood to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins; forgiveness is rooted in this faithful response.
Knowing by the Book
All saving works—forgiveness, justification, sanctification, glorification—happen invisibly at belief, and you know they happened because the book says so.
Claiming the Promise
When doubts come, believers are to claim what God has said: forgiven, redeemed, justified, reconciled, glorified—and rest on those promises by faith.
Ephesians 1:7 Explained
In Christ we have redemption through His blood—the forgiveness of sins—according to the riches of His grace, making assurance a matter of God's promise.
Ephesians 1:7: In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
This is the key verse Les uses to show that forgiveness is tied to redemption by blood.
Hebrews 9:22: And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
It establishes why the shedding of Christ's blood is the necessary basis for remission.
Romans 3:25: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
It shows forgiveness comes through faith in Christ's blood as a demonstration of God's righteousness.
Romans 5:1: Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
It declares that justification, an invisible standing, comes through faith.
Les Feldick indicates you will not necessarily feel any of the saving works God does—forgiveness, justification, sanctification, and glorification are all invisible. You do not look for physical sensations; you know by the promises in the Book.
Ephesians 1:7 says in Christ we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. That promise, not a visible experience, is the basis of assurance.
Yes — Hebrews 9:22 says without shedding of blood there is no remission, and Les emphasizes that this is God's mandatory way of forgiving sin.
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