2 CORINTHIANS 5:19 AMPLIFIED 19 It was God (personally present) in Christ, reconciling and restoring the world to favor with Himself, not counting up and holding against [men] their trespasses [but cancelling them]; and committing to us the message of reconciliation — of the restoration to favor.
Most people mistakenly think they have to beg God to forgive them. Instead, God has already forgiven. It was His idea — done on His own initiative.
(Whether you accept God’s forgiveness and benefit from it is another question.)
1 JOHN 2:12 NKJ 12 I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.
No matter what you have done — God has already forgiven you!
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