### 56. Q. What do you believe concerning “the forgiveness of sins”?

**A**. I believe that God, because of Christ’s satisfaction,
will no longer remember any of my sins<sup>1</sup> or my sinful nature which I need to struggle against all my life.<sup>2</sup> Rather, by his grace God grants me the righteousness of Christ that I may never come into judgment.<sup>3</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Ps. 103:3-4](/get-passage/Psalms+103:3-4), [10, 12](/get-passage/Psalms+103:10-12); [Mic. 7:18-19](/get-passage/Micah+7:18-19); [2 Cor. 5:18-21](/get-passage/2+Corinthians+5:18-21); [1 John 1:7](/get-passage/1+John+1:7); [2:2](/get-passage/1+John+2:2)
<sup>2</sup> [Rom. 7:21-25](/get-passage/Romans+7:21-25)
<sup>3</sup> [John 3:17-18](/get-passage/John+3:17-18); [Rom. 8:1-2](/get-passage/Romans+8:1-2)