"Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in ignorance." Acts 3:17 NKJV
It is possible to carry your sins of the past around with you because of a guilty conscience. If you are a believer and have asked Jesus to forgive you for your sin, you are forgiven - bottom line. However, the devil will readily remind us of something that we did and although, we later confessed this, it is still raw and we have a guilty conscience. Thus may be where you are right now.
Psalm 103:12 tells us, 'As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.' This is an infinite line, it cannot be determined and God has placed the baggage of the past and deposited it there. Furthermore, God says, 'I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins.' Notice the, 'for My own sake.' It is nothing you do that sets you free from the past, it is what God does, through Jesus Christ.
What you did before you became a Christian is washed away in the blood of Jesus. This is what Peter was telling the crowd here in Act 3:17. He said that they did it in ignorance, and this is what you did too. But the devil wants to torment you with, 'Yes, but God will not forgive that.' This is not true. God has forgiven you and remembers it no longer. The devil does remember and he is causing you to, as well; and it is making you weary. Take it to the rubbish bin, you no longer require this charge because you have been declared 'Not Guilty'. It is refuse, so REFUSE to have it in your life any longer.
It is the same with the sin we become involved in right now. We are not perfect and, we will make mistakes and fall into sin. Committing adultery is sin the same as stealing a pencil is sin. It cannot be measured. There is no 'big or small sin', it is sin, and it needs dealing with. The way we do this is to approach the throne of grace with confidence and ask God to forgive us in His mercy, Hebrews 4:16; and He will. Then, remember it no more. Jesus chooses to remember it no more, so should you. However, be aware that the devil will remember it and will bring it up whenever you are not ready to hear it, just to torment and try to trip you up.
So take on board that, before you were a believer, in your ignorance, you sinned and you have sinned since to accepted Jesus, but on confession of thus, you are Not Guilty. It is washed away and there is no charge to answer.
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