What God Says About Quid Pro Quo. Part [16] 12/28/2025 (Morning thought)

1st John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

In other words, it is the prerogative of God alone to decide whose sins are pardoned, and whose sins are retained. This is the reason why the power to grant pardons and forgiveness was never given to man for God knew that it would inevitably be abused, and misused in cases where quid pro quo is practiced. And so said so done, because as the early Christian church gradually departed from the pure principles of truth, the demons of quid pro quo entered.

And they wreaked havoc on what was meant to be good when applied in harmony with scriptural instruction. The God of heaven clearly states the condition upon which pardon and forgiveness are to be offered and even then, God ultimately has the final word in the matter. Thus, for mortals to come along and change the terms and conditions is the equivalent of sitting in the seat of God, or trying to play God.

Ezekiel 33: 14 Again, when I say unto the wicked, thou shalt surely die; if he turns from his sin, and  he does that which is lawful and right; 15 If the wicked restores the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Ezekiel 33:16 None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

What God Says About Quid Pro Quo. Part [15] 12/28/2025 (Evening thought)

Matthew 6:14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Take the example of David and Uriah. If Uriah had opened the letter containing his death sentence and he decided to forgive David, his act in doing so does not move the needle in heaven one iota. David will have to admit and confess to doing the wrong, and then God, and God alone could offer pardon. But on a man to man, horizontal level, Uriah could choose to bury the hatchet and not pursue charges with Morgan and Morgan.

In other words, only God could wipe a person’s slate clean, but we, on a man- to man level, could decide to let things slide. This is what was made plain to Moses as he asked God to wipe away the sins of the people who had made and worshiped the golden calf. Let’s pay close attention to the following passages, for they reveal the prerogatives of God alone, as it pertains to the issues of forgiveness and pardons.

Exodus 32: 30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, you have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the Lord; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. 31 And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. 32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin, and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.

Exodus 32:33 And the Lord said unto Moses, whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!