Heb je ooit iets verkeerds gedaan? Het Heilige Boek zegt dat God ons zal oordelen voor al onze verkeerde daden. We kunnen echter vergeven worden. Luister goed terwijl je naar deze foto's kijkt en ik zal je vertellen over degene die ons kan vergeven.

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Eerste blik op foto 33. Matteüs 5:1-12

U kunt Jezus met sommige mensen zien. Jezus leerde de mensen veel dingen. Hij wilde dat ze wisten dat God van hen hield. Hij wilde ook dat ze wisten dat God alle fouten kon vergeven die ze hadden gedaan. De verkeerde dingen die we doen worden zonde genoemd.

Kijk nu naar foto 27. Marcus 2:1-12

Op een dag gaf Jezus les in een huis. Vier mannen kwamen met een man op een mat. De man was verlamd. Ze geloofden dat Jezus hem kon genezen. Ze konden echter niet bij de deur van het huis komen. Er waren te veel mensen. Dus namen de mannen de verlamde man mee het dak op. Ze maakten een gat in het dak, en ze lieten de man zakken voor Jezus! Jezus zag dat ze veel vertrouwen in Hem hadden. Hij zei tegen de verlamde man: "Jullie zonden zijn vergeven!" Sommige religieuze leiders zaten daar. Ze begonnen te denken: "Waarom zou Hij zoiets zeggen? Hij moet denken dat Hij God is! Alleen God kan zonden vergeven.' Jezus wist wat ze dachten en Hij zei: "Waarom denk je zulke dingen? Is het makkelijker voor mij om hem te zeggen dat hij moet opstaan en naar huis moet? Ik zal u laten zien dat de Zoon des Mensen de macht heeft om zonden hier op aarde te vergeven.' Jezus zei tegen de man: "Sta op! Pak je mat en ga naar huis." Meteen stond de man op en liep naar huis! Jezus liet de leiders zien dat Hij de macht had om zonden te vergeven omdat Hij van God was.

Kijk naar foto 64. Johannes 8:1-11

De vrouw op deze foto leefde een zondig leven. De religieuze leiders brachten haar naar Jezus. Zij zeiden tot Hem: "Leraar, deze vrouw werd betrapt toen zij sliep met een man die niet haar man is. Onze wet leert dat zo'n vrouw gestenigd moet worden. Wat zeg je ervan?" Jezus zei tegen hen: "Als iemand van jullie nooit gezondigd heeft, ga je gang en gooi de eerste steen naar haar." De religieuze leiders veroordeelden mensen die gezondigd hadden, maar ze deden zelf veel slechte dingen. Ben je zo? Ieder van ons is een zondaar. Geen van die leiders kon een steen naar haar gooien, dus gingen ze één voor één weg. Jezus had genade met de vrouw. Hij zei tegen haar: "Ik veroordeel jullie niet. Ga en zondig niet meer." Jezus liet de mensen opnieuw zien dat Hij zonden kon vergeven.

Look at picture 75. Luke 15:11-13
Jesus told a story which tells us about God's love and forgiveness. The story was about a young man. The young man asked his father for his part of the inheritance, so his father gave it to him. Then the young man left his home and went to another country. There he spent all his money with bad friends.

Look at picture 76. Luke 15:14-19
The young man had nothing. He was deserted by all his friends. A man gave him some work caring for his pigs, but he still did not have enough to eat. Then the young man thought about his father at home. He said to himself, "I will go back to my father. I will tell him I have sinned and I am no longer worthy to be his son. I will ask him to let me be his servant." So the young man decided to return home.

Picture 77. Luke 15:20-32
When the young man was still a long way from home, his father saw him. He was filled with pity for the boy. He ran to meet him. The son said to his father, "I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer good enough to be called your son." But the father was happy because his son had come home. He forgave him for all the wrong he had done. He took him back as his own son. God is like that father. He is waiting for you to say, "I have sinned; forgive me." Then He will receive you, forgive you, and make you His own child!

Look at picture 105. Mark 14:66-72
The religious leaders hated Jesus. They planned to kill Him. Jesus knew this. He told His followers that He would die. Peter was a follower of Jesus. He said to Him, "I am willing to die with You!" But Jesus knew that Peter would be afraid to die. So Jesus said to him, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." And that is exactly what happened! The leaders arrested Jesus. They took Him away to a house and Peter followed them. Some people at the house recognized Peter. They knew he was a disciple of Jesus. Peter was afraid so he told them that he did not know Jesus. He denied Jesus three times. Then a rooster crowed and Peter remembered what Jesus had said. He was very sorry for what he had done. He went away and wept bitterly.

See picture 108. Mark 15:25-39
The religious leaders did not like the teaching of Jesus because it revealed their sin. So they accused Him falsley and they sentenced Him to death. The Roman soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross of wood and left Him to die. The paralysed man, and the sinful woman, Peter and the religious leaders, all needed the forgiveness of God. You and I need forgiveness too. We have all sinned against God. Jesus was the only One who never sinned. The Bible says, "There can be no forgiveness unless a life is sacrificed." Jesus gave His life and shed His blood to bring us forgiveness. He was the sacrifice for the sins of all people.

Look at picture 116. John 21:1-14
God accepted the sacrifice of Jesus. He showed this by bringing Jesus back to life again. Then Jesus appeared to many of His followers. You can see Him in this picture after He came back to life. He is with Peter and some other friends. Jesus talked with Peter. He told him to care for His followers. So Peter knew that Jesus had forgiven him. Peter was forgiven for denying Jesus, and Jesus can forgive all people who sin against Him.

Now find picture 63. Matthew 18:21-35
Jesus taught us that we too must forgive others. This picture shows a story which Jesus told. In the story a servant owed his master a great deal of money. However, the servant was unable to pay. Then the master took pity on him. He forgave him the whole debt. But that servant went out. He saw a man who owed him a few dollars. He grabbed the man by the throat and said, "Pay me what you owe!" The man could not pay the small debt, but the servant had no pity on him. Instead, the servant had the man put in prison. Other people saw what happened. They told the master. Then the master called his servant and put him in jail also. Why did he do this? The master had forgiven the servant a great debt, but the servant would not forgive someone else. Are you like that? We have sinned against God. We are in debt to Him and we cannot repay Him. However, God can forgiven us. We should thank God but we must forgive those who sin against us.

Finally, look at picture 82. Luke 18:9-14; 1 John 1:9
Two men were praying in the temple. One was a very religious man. The other was a tax collector. The religious man said, "I am not an adulterer. I fast twice every week. I give You a tenth of my income. I thank You God, that I am not like that tax collector." The religious man did not think that he was a sinner. But Jesus said that man was wrong. When the tax collector prayed, he said, "God have pity on me. I am a sinner." He knew that he needed God's forgiveness. Jesus said that God had mercy on the tax collector. You and I need God's mercy too. Jesus died so that we can be forgiven. He rose again and sits in heaven with God. He speaks to God on our behalf. Therefore, we can confess our sins and God will forgive us. The Bible tells us, "If we confess our sins to God, He can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away."