Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered outside the gate. Therefore, let us go forth to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach. For we have no continuing city here, but we seek one to come.
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Remission of sins does not happen when a person repeats a few verses of Scripture and "claims" it. Nor does it happen when a minister pronounces that someone "got saved". It does not happen when someone joins any one of Christianity's many churches. Remission of sins happens when the blood of Christ, the holy Spirit of God, enters and washes a soul from sin. The Bible calls this experience the "baptism of the holy Ghost", or "being born again", or "conversion". It is an experience that is of such importance that God gave His only begotten Son that we might have it. Without this experience, none will escape the coming wrath of God. With it, all may come to know the incomparable love of God, for, "the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the holy Ghost which He has given to us." (Rom. 5:5).
Remission of sins is a gift offered to lowly man by a very tender-hearted Creator. We can only demonstrate our gratitude for His love by asking Him for it.