8th Grade: Lesson 11: Creed: Forgiveness of Sins
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Jesus died on the cross, rose from the dead, ascended into Heaven, and then sent His Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. He did all of this so that sinners could be saved and enter Heaven! Without Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, we would never receive any forgiveness for the bad things we do in our lives. Imagine having to carry around all of your sins from your whole life with you every single day? We would have no hope at all without Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice of Himself.
Jesus had the power to forgive sins. But He gave this power to His Apostles, too! He wanted to be sure that once He was gone that sins would continue to be removed from our souls.
<> How did Jesus transmit His power to forgive sins? We read in John 20:19-23 about how Jesus made sure that sins would be forgiven after He was gone: "On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has se...