The bible tell us in 1Jo 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

I have had so many people to ask me if God will forgive anything. Allow me to share with you a story to see if God will forgive anyone.

Many years ago in Detroit, Michigan, the well-known evangelist, Dr. Charles Finney, preached on the text "The blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleanseth us from all sin". After the service a stranger asked Dr. Finney to walk home with him. Advised against it by church officials, who knew the man, Dr. Finney went with the man.

Ushering the preacher into the rear of a building, the stranger locked the door, put the key in his pocket, and said, "Don't be afraid. I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to ask a few questions. Do you believe what you preached tonight?" Dr. Finney said, "I most certainly do."

The man continued, "We're in the back of a saloon. I'm sole proprietor. Mothers come in here, lay their babies on the counter, and beg me not to sell liquor to their husband. I turn a deaf ear to their cry. We see to it when a man leaving here he's well under the influence. More than one night have men been killed after leaving in a drunken state. Dr. Finney, tell me, can God forgive a man like me?"

Dr. Finney replied, "I have but one authority, the Word of God which says, "The blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleanseth us from all sin."

"But that's not all," added the man. "In another room we run a gambling hall. If a man doesn't spend all his money on liquor, we bring him back here and with marked cards see to it that he is taken from his last dollar. We send him home penniless to a hungry family. Dr. Finney, I'm sole owner. Tell me honestly, can God forgive a man with a heart like that?"

Again Dr. Finney replied, "I have but one authority, the Word of God which says, 'The blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleanseth us from all sin'"

The man spoke again. "That's not all. Across the street is my home where live my wife and little daughter. Neither one has had a kind word from me for five years. Their bodies bear marks of my brutal attacks. Dr. Finney, do you think God could forgive a man with a heart like that?"

Dr. Finney's head lowered. His eyes filled with tears as he said, "My friend, you have painted one of the darkest pictures I have ever gazed on, but I still have one authority which says, "The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin."

The man opened the door, ushered the preacher into the night, then never left that room till daybreak - not before ripping up decks of cards and pouring the contents of bottles down the sink. Across the road at home he sat in his living room. His little girl called, "Daddy, Mother says breakfast is ready." When he answered his little girl kindly, she ran back to her mother, "Daddy spoke kind to me! Something is the matter!" The mother followed her little girl to the living room. The man pulled them both closely. Taking one on each knee, he explained to their amazement that they had a new husband and daddy.

He ended, "I'm done with that business across the street!" The man later became a member, then an official in a leading Detroit church. When asked to tell how his life was changed, he would reply, "The blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleanseth us from all sin."

My friends I can assure you today that the blood of Jesus Christ still cleanseth us from all sin!