Jehovah's Forgiveness - Why We Appreciate It

 "God so loved the world that he gave his only- begotten Son." -JOHN 3:16.

IMAGINE a young man who has been brought up in a wealthy family. One day tragedy strikes; his parents are killed in an accident. The news is devastating to him. However, another shock awaits this young man. He learns that his parents squandered the family fortune and that they acquired huge debts. Now imagine that instead on inheriting wealth, he inherits their debts, and creditors are demanding payment. The debt is far beyond his ability to repay.

In some ways, our situation is like that of this young man. Our original parents, Adam and Eve, were perfect and lived in a beautiful paradise. (Genesis 1:27; 2:7-9) They had the prospect of enjoying a rich endless life. But then everything changed. They lost their Paradise home as well as their prospect of everlasting life. What inheritance could they pass on to their future children? The Bible tells us: "Through one man [Adam] sin entered the world and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because they had all sinned." (Romans 5:12) The inheritance Adam passed on to us is sin, resulting in death. This inherited sin is like a huge debt, one that none of us can pay off.   - PSALM 49:8.

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