Section 7
have done something that offends God. Second, you owe God's law something. Romans 6:23 says that the wages of sin is death. This is a rather stiff fine, impossible for you to pay. And third, you have guilt in your conscience, like the traffic ticket in your pocket, as a nagging reminder of your offense.
Now here is the good news. When Jesus Christ died on the cross, His death fully met all the re quirements of God's law for you. In other words, your debt of sin has been paid. Praise the Lord! Jesus Christ, through His death on the cross, paid it all!
So now, the first two problems have been solved: God is no longer offended, and the debt of sin has been fully paid. But what about your conscience? The stain of guilt, like the traffic ticket, remains as a record of your sin.
This is where the blood of Christ cleanses your conscience. Because Christ's death has paid the debt of sin, His blood may now wipe out the rec ord of that debt. Just as when the fine is paid, the traffic ticket may be torn up and thrown away, so also any guilt on your conscience may be wiped out.
This is so easy to experience. Whenever you sin and sense guilt within, you may simply open to God and pray something like this: "O God,