Question 56

What believest thou concerning “the forgiveness of sins”?

That God, for the sake of Christ's satisfaction, will no more remember my sins, neither my corrupt nature, against which I have to struggle all my life long;¹⁷⁷¹⁷⁷    1 John 2:2; 1 John 1:7; 2 Cor. 5:19 , 21. but will graciously impute to me the righteousness of Christ,¹⁷⁸¹⁷⁸    Jer. 31:34; Ps. 103:3, 4; Ps. 103:10, 12; Mic. 7:19, 23–25. that I may never be condemned before the tribunal of God.¹⁷⁹¹⁷⁹    Rom. 8:1–4; John 3:18; John 5:24.