It sounds too good to be true. Yet countless sermons have been preached to convince guilt-ridden individuals that it is true. God longs to forgive sinners! Many of these sermons emphasize the idea that God not only forgives the sinner, but He also forgets the sin.

Think about it. The idea that God forgets my sins isn’t very reassuring. After all, what if He suddenly remembered? In any case, only someone imperfect can forget, and God is perfect.

The Bible says, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more” (Hebrews 8:12). God doesn’t say He will forget our sins – He says He will remember them no more! His promise not to remember them ever again is stronger than saying He’ll forget them. Now that reassures me!