One night in a church
service a young woman felt the tug of God at her heart. She responded to God's
call and accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior. The young woman had a very
rough past, involving alcohol, drugs, and prostitution. But, the change in her
was evident. As time went on she became a faithful member of the church. She eventually became involved in the
ministry, teaching young children. It was not very long until this faithful young woman had caught the eye and heart of the pastor's
son. The relationship grew and
they began to make wedding plans. This is when the problems began.
About one half of the church did not think that a woman with a past such as hers was
suitable for a pastor's son. The church began to argue and fight about the
matter. So they decided to have a meeting. As the people made their arguments
and tensions increased, the meeting was getting completely out of hand. The young woman became very upset about all
the things being brought up about her past. As she began to cry the pastor's
son stood to speak. He could not bear the pain it was causing his wife to be.
He began to speak and his statement was this: "My fiancee's past is not what is on trial here. What you are questioning is the ability of
the blood of Jesus to wash away sin. Today you have put the blood of Jesus on
trial. So, does it wash away sin or not?"
The whole church began to weep as they realized that they had been slandering
the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Too often, even as Christians, we bring up
the past and use it as a weapon
against our brothers and sisters.
Forgiveness is a very fundamental part of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. If the blood of Jesus does not cleanse the
other person completely then it cannot cleanse us completely. If that is the case, then we are all in a lot
of trouble.
